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Can ⟨real⟩ in English be analyzed as ⟨re-⟩ “back” + ⟨-al⟩, “able to be traced back”?

9 upvotes • xylon_chacier

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is it theoretically possible to get the proto-germanic word for 'to dance' by deriving it from PIE?

9 upvotes • chaseanimates

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If you had to create a spelling reform for your specific dialect/accent of english, how would you tackle the vowels?

8 upvotes • Schzmightitibop1291

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Can 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 in English be analyzed as 𝘳𝘦- “back” + -𝘢𝘭, “able to be traced back”?

1 upvotes • xylon_chacier

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can ⟨real⟩ in English be analyzed as ⟨re-⟩ “back” + ⟨-al⟩, “able to be traced back”?	9	xylon_chacier
is it theoretically possible to get the proto-germanic word for 'to dance' by deriving it from PIE?	9	chaseanimates
If you had to create a spelling reform for your specific dialect/accent of english, how would you tackle the vowels?	8	Schzmightitibop1291
Can 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 in English be analyzed as 𝘳𝘦- “back” + -𝘢𝘭, “able to be traced back”?	1	xylon_chacier