
Episode 4: A Grimm Brother Resurrects the Dead (…language)
The History of English Podcast
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The Modern English Letter C Has Two Different Pronunciations
The latin word coput was probably very close to the original indo european word for head. It has two consonants that shifted under grim law. This k sound, which shifted to an h sound in native english words like hundred and heart, can be seen in a few other examples as well. And yes, there are some connections here. So in the next episode, i'm going to explore this connection, and we'll see how the modern english letter c came to have two different pronunciations.
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