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GD 1044 DUIST
H 0332 א ש ד
Concept of root : grassy
growth
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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א ש ד
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dash’à;
desh’é
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to grow
green;
grass
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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א ש ד
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dash’à;
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desh’é
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to grow green;
grass
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d . sh .
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Dutch
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duist
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d(ui)st
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grassy growth
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d . s
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Proto-Semitic *DASHÀ --- *DUIS-T Dutch
A "small" and not too clear similarity. The Hebrew word can also be explained as "becoming covered with grassy growth". The noun "desh’é" today is used for "lawn". In Dutch "duist", not a very common word, the final T is not a part of the root.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic, in an existing hypothesized form, seems to contradict the impression that the comparison of this entry, between Hebrew and Dutch, has given. The supposed root we encounter is "*D . T", with a pronunciation "*dit-". The T as second consonant is also seen in Aramaic. But in Akkadian we have "dish-" and "dash-" , again with SH, with possibly related meanings.
There are cases in which the consonants T and SH have interchanged in Semitic and we have no clear rules that cover the various alternatives. Just as a supposition, Hebrew seems to have changed sometimes an initial T into SH, without any clear rule . But the interchange of central , second or third consonants between SH and T e.o. may also have taken place in the opposite direction in Aramaic. Consequently Proto-Semitic may have had the same root as Hebrew, as is very frequently the case *ד ש א, D SH Aleph". This is uncertain for the time being.
Note:
- Proto-Germanic. There is very little information. In dialectal Dutch we find also the word "duistholt", a combination of "duist" and "holt = wood". It says "shrubs", those kinds of mixed small growth seen covering spontaneously woodland soil, below trees . Then there are not unsimilar words that indicate phenomena from the world of plants, but without giving clarity. A hypothesis for Proto-Germanic seems not feasible for lack of information.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 17/10/2012 at 14.20.35 |
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