From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
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Date: | Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 12:31 |
>Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:>"Have", "capture", and "-ceive" all come from *kap, but "give" is from >*ghebh. I can't find the PIE etymon of "keep" in a hurry - could be >from *kap if it's a Romance borrowing.According to the AHD it is from Old English 'cepan' of unknown origin. Charlie