Talk:gendre

Hello. Do you know what explains the difference of treatment between (from ) and  (from )? Why did the latter develop an epenthetic d? --Per utramque cavernam 22:13, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * According to the TLFi, was a (semi-learned) borrowing, with one Old French variant form actually being, supposedly influenced by the verb , from  (cf. the related ); on the other hand, the separate word , with this epenthetic d, was inherited. Word dewd544 (talk) 16:52, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

RFV discussion: August–September 2018
I cannot imagine anyone spells it like this on purpose. DTLHS (talk) 04:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)


 * I managed to find one cite from 1530 (on the citations page), but I suspect that is simply a holdover from the Middle English word gendre meaning type or kind. Kiwima (talk) 00:11, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 21:56, 9 September 2018 (UTC)