Re: more intransitive verb business (Jim Breen)

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 11:15:20 +0900, Curt Fischer
<tentrillion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted the following:

>Also, are the below verb pairs really related etymologically?
>
>仕える / 使う

Yes, at least according to the Koujien. They have a verb 仕ふ
(tsukau), and the beginning of the definition for 使う says 「仕ふ」の
他動詞形.

>和える / 合う

This one isn't so clear but I would think so. Koujien lists an 和ふ
verb, and the meaning of 和える does seem to relate in some way to
合う.

It may be an archaic relation; the Koujien lists a verb 合ふ (in a
separate entry from 合う) which means mix, combine, or agree.

-Chris
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