Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/Wiljahelmaz

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English "William" is shown here as both a loan from Old High German „Willahelm” and a loan from Old French «Willame». I guess possibilities include Pseudomonas (talk) 14:19, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) it was a loan from one under the influence of the other
 * 2) there's a dispute about derivation
 * 3) it was loaned multiple times, arriving at the same final form by coincidence (cf. Finnish which was loaned multiple times, resulting in multiple final forms)
 * 4) the entry is just a victim of careless editing


 * Fixed. No idea why it was listed as a borrowing directly from German.
 * I've also added some additional listings from the associated Wikipedia page (including the talk page). Wiljahelmaz (talk) 08:10, 23 May 2024 (UTC)