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ArchivesRe: Arenda (-a & -ine?)
in reply to a message by Sabertooth
No, it wasn't the first time, it only became popular than.
The use of -a as a moving device to create feminine Germanic names goes back to the beginning of written history, it is attested specially for West Franconian in the 8th century (see Förstemann 1900 for examples).
The use of -a as a moving device to create feminine Germanic names goes back to the beginning of written history, it is attested specially for West Franconian in the 8th century (see Förstemann 1900 for examples).
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