Anyone who has ever spent some time at grammar school knows the words god (theós) in deus. They look very similar and mean exactly the same (‘god’), but are not related to each other. I’ll explain how that works this week.
With a supporting role for the Dutch word pad. There is something going on with that too.
https://arongroot.substack.com/p/waarom-en-deus-te-veel-op-elkaar
Have a nice weekend!
Waarom sommige woorden té veel op elkaar lijken om verwant te zijn
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