deutsian:Came across this yesterday on a Reddit post. This is from a book on Esperanto grammar and g
deutsian:Came across this yesterday on a Reddit post. This is from a book on Esperanto grammar and gives a brief explanation into how English ‘with’ took over three different meanings.If you didn’t/can’t read the Reddit post, the one ‘unimportant’ compound in which mid still survives is midwife; literally ‘with-woman’ (OE wīf = woman).Why is language so incredible? -- source link