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<u>p</u>ipe <u>Pf</u>eiffe <br><u>p</u>e<u>pp</u>er <u>Pf</u>e<u>ff</u>er<br>o<u>p</u>en o<u>ff</u>en<br>From this list, we see that old, Germanic ‘p’ changes to ‘pf’ or ‘f(f)’ in German. | <u>p</u>ipe <u>Pf</u>eiffe <br><u>p</u>e<u>pp</u>er <u>Pf</u>e<u>ff</u>er<br>o<u>p</u>en o<u>ff</u>en<br>From this list, we see that old, Germanic ‘p’ changes to ‘pf’ or ‘f(f)’ in German. | ||
Next, we look at ‘t’<br>English German<br><u>t</u>wo | Next, we look at ‘t’<br>English German<br><u>t</u>wo <u>z</u>wei<br><u>t</u>ide <u>Z</u>eit ‘time’<br><u>t</u>en <u>z</u>ehn<br><u>t</u>wen<u>t</u>y <u>z</u>wan<u>z</u>ig | ||
wa<u>t</u>er | wa<u>t</u>er Wa<u>ss</u>er<br>be<u>tt</u>er be<u>ss</u>er<br>ea<u>t</u> e<u>ss</u>en | ||
From this list, we see that old, Germanic ‘t’ changes to ‘z or ‘ss’ in German. | From this list, we see that old, Germanic ‘t’ changes to ‘z or ‘ss’ in German. | ||
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But what does all this have to do with variation in names? Names have also been affected by these sound changes. Those people who lived south of the line described above have names that were affected to various degrees by these changes. The names of those people who lived north of the line remained unaffected by the changes. Of course, migration from one area to another often obscures this pattern, as we now find many people who live ‘on the other side’ of the dialect dividing lines. Also, the origin of a name is sometimes impossible to know because the name might have been changed from a dialect to a standard form. | But what does all this have to do with variation in names? Names have also been affected by these sound changes. Those people who lived south of the line described above have names that were affected to various degrees by these changes. The names of those people who lived north of the line remained unaffected by the changes. Of course, migration from one area to another often obscures this pattern, as we now find many people who live ‘on the other side’ of the dialect dividing lines. Also, the origin of a name is sometimes impossible to know because the name might have been changed from a dialect to a standard form. | ||
Low German Standard German<br>p>pf, ff<br><u>P</u>i<u>p</u>er <u>Pf</u>ei<u>ff</u>er<br><u>P</u>annes <u>Pf</u>annes<br><u>P</u>örtner | Low German Standard German<br>p>pf, ff<br><u>P</u>i<u>p</u>er <u>Pf</u>ei<u>ff</u>er<br><u>P</u>annes <u>Pf</u>annes<br><u>P</u>örtner <u>Pf</u>örtner <br><u>P</u>und <u>Pf</u>und <br>A<u>pp</u>el A<u>pf</u>el<br>Ta<u>pp</u>e Za<u>pf</u> | ||
t>z<br><u>T</u>öllner | t>z<br><u>T</u>öllner <u>Z</u>öllner<br><u>T</u>ange <u>Z</u>ange<br><u>T</u>appe <u>Z</u>apf<br>Bockhol<u>t</u> Buchhol<u>z<br></u>Klo<u>t</u>h* Klot<u>z</u> | ||
t>ss<br>Wa<u>t</u>ermann Wa<u>ss</u>ermann<br>Fre<u>t</u>er | t>ss<br>Wa<u>t</u>ermann Wa<u>ss</u>ermann<br>Fre<u>t</u>er Fre<u>ss</u>le<br>Gro<u>t</u> Gro<u>ss</u> | ||
d>t<br><u>D</u>anner | d>t<br><u>D</u>anner <u>T</u>anner<br><u>D</u>artsch <u>T</u>artsch<br><u>D</u>aube <u>T</u>aube<br><u>D</u>eubel <u>T</u>eufel <br><u>D</u>iebold <u>T</u>iepold <br><u>D</u>eichmann <u>T</u>eichmann<br><u>D</u>almann <u>T</u>halmann* | ||
k>ch<br>Boc<u>k</u>holt Bu<u>ch</u>holz<br>Be<u>k</u>erer Be<u>ch</u>er | k>ch<br>Boc<u>k</u>holt Bu<u>ch</u>holz<br>Be<u>k</u>erer Be<u>ch</u>er | ||
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