Re: proof that most etymologies are only fairy-tales

On Aug 13, 2:42 pm, analys...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I personally would bet on Franz's methods since he derives the
evolution of words from culture/anthropology etc. and doesn't merely
play a purely formal game with no objective rules - only sieve-like,
agreed-upon-by-consensus fantasies masquerading as "laws".

I postulate Höglund's Law: crackpots always gang up against linguists,
even when the crackpot theories of said crackpots are mutually
exclusive.


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