today's observation on Irish

[kaberett]

I keep being surprised by "scríobh", because of course it's cognate with "schreiben", in much the same way that I am surprised by Chaucer -- I read a word and understand it without effort or thought or reflection and then have to stop and work out why, exactly, it is that "sikerly" (sicherlich) made such immediate sense to me.

Anyway, both are (independently) from the Latin scrībō, and similarity in pronunciation appears largely coincidental, from a cursory poke around.

(I am also enjoying "shoe": bróg.)

Comments

[sporky_rat]

Is that where we get brogans?

[kaberett]

Yes! Also "brogues".

[cjwatson]

... but possibly not brogue as in the accent! I'd always thought they were related via some complicated route or other, but Wiktionary thinks maybe not.

[ewx]

Very much here for the etymology facts l-)