On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 13:22, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > Are "route" and "rut" related?
"Pronunciation: Brit. pronunciation/rʌt/, U.S. pronunciation/rət/ Forms: α. 1500s rutte, 1500s–1600s rutt, 1500s– rut, 1600s rupt. β. 1500s rotte, 1500s (1900s– English regional (west midlands and southern)) rout, 1600s root, 1600s roote, 1600s–1700s rote, 1800s rot, 1900s– rowt (English regional (west midlands)). Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or perhaps (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: rut v.2; route n.1 Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < rut v.2, and thus ultimately parallel to rit n.1... (Show More) 1. a. A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, especially in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles." So it seems likely... Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
