Re: R: Re: Old Norse (was Re: New to the list)
| From: | BP Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 23, 2000, 10:53 |
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At 11:57 22.6.2000 -0700, Vima Kadphises wrote:
>Luca, where did this form come from? IIRC, Bruno Migliorini's book
>"Storia della lingua italiana" claims that the use of LEI was calqued on
>Spanish "usted," but I don't buy it. It seems awfully like German to me
>(or perhaps the German is calqued on the Italian? I dunno).
I heard the German wascalqued on the Italian.
>Another question for the list: Spanish usted, while traditionally derived
>from a Spanish honorific, looks and sounds awfully similar to Ar. ustaadh,
>"doctor," also used as a sign of respect. Is this just a happy coincidence?
Not according to Robert A. Hall.
/BP
B.Philip Jonsson mailto:melroch@mail.com
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