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Germanic or Romance etymology #1: To see
For each synonym of to see, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/
Explanations do not include PIE roots
Hint: Neither is barely used: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart_2D.svg
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Last updated: May 22, 2019
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| First submitted | May 22, 2019 |
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1. To see
Proto-Germanic: sehwanan>Old English: seon
Germanic
Romance
Neither
2. To view
Latin: videre>Old French: veue>Anglo-French: vewe
Germanic
Romance
Neither
3. To look
Old High German: luogen>West Germanic: lokjan>Old English: locian
Germanic
Romance
Neither
4. To watch
Proto-Germanic: wakjan>Old English wæccan
Germanic
Romance
Neither
5. To regard
Old French: regard
Germanic
Romance
Neither
6. To observe
Latin: observare>Old French: observer, osserver
Germanic
Romance
Neither
7. To glimpse
Old English: glimsian
Germanic
Romance
Neither
8. To notice
Old French: notefiier> 15c. English: to notify
Germanic
Romance
Neither
9. To witness
Old English: witnes
Germanic
Romance
Neither
10. To gaze
14-15c. Scandinavian(?): gasen, gazen
Germanic
Romance
Neither
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Junseong
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Level 74
Aug 28, 2024
"Regard" should not be in this quiz because it comes from a Germanic language via Old French (a Romance language), so both could be answers.
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