Re: OT: German reputation

Stephen Mulraney wrote:

>
> I've heard it explained as a Germanification of "adieu". Though I'm not
> sure where the "-ss" is meant to come from.
(Am I allowed to talk to myself on a public forum?)

Ah,  I guess Syvia's explanation that it comes from "a diós" accounts for
the "-ss" then. Also, since the Spanish form has the stress one syllable
further away from the initial "a" than the French "a dieu" does, it helps
explain why the first syllable disappeared in the German/Dutch form...

s.
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