Doublet Indemnity
March 2025 theme
by Henrik in Tullinge, Sweden
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Doublets
One of two (or more) words in a language that have the same etymological root (as in etymon, not root morphemes like Proto-Indo-European roots) but have come to the modern language through different routes. Doublets can come about e.g., as loanwords from two different but related languages, as loanwords acquired from the same language at two different stages, as one loanword from a related language plus its native cognate, or as derivatives formed at two different stages in the history of a language.
Starters
Participants choose either or both/all of the doublets of the day to start with.
- SUEDE – SWEDE @DrTooth
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45modd?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - CANTO – CHANT @JennyWren
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45ned9?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - ÉTUDE – STUDY @Dawn
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45nva0?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - LIBRA – LITRE @Elske
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45p0fa?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - LEGAL – LOYAL @Jay
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45psu1?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - GRAVE – GRIEF @Ivy de Pauw
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45qsf7?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - VODKA – WATER @Kenny
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45rt7d?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - NYMPH – LYMPH @Myle BVTTY🦋 x-over
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45su6r?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - FJORD – FIRTH @Jn
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45tfp3?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - BANCO – BENCH @Monika
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45u0au?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - ANNOY – ENNUI – ODIUM @Sandy R
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45utsm?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - QUICK – VITAL @Joyce Summers
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/45vv9m?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - BROWN – BRUIN @VMMP
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/460p4f?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - BRIEF – MERRY @Henrik
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/461qfu?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - CHIEF – CAPUT @Ginny
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/462pqd?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - QUIRE – CHOIR @Rufer
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/463c3l?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - SAINT – SANTO @Rachel and x-over with @Mike’s St. Patrick ☘ theme
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/463uqn?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - CRUDE – CRUEL @dolli
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/464ten?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - ADIEU – ADIOS @Wallflower
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/466sk1?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - VOCAL – VOWEL @BigFatCat
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/4680lg?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - CYCLE – WHEEL @Fiona
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/4680lg?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - BAYOU – BOGUE @U-Roy
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/468p14?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - CREPE – CRISP – CRAPE @Dez
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/469eei?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - ANGLE – ANKLE @Andele
https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/46a149?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share - SHIRT - SKIRT - SHORT @Rad
- CATCH – CHASE – KETCH @BrianH
- PIANO – PLAIN – PLANE @im.back
- TILDE – TITLE @Andrew (Luxembourg)
- CAUSE – THING @Wendy
- BODGE – BOTCH @Rad
- BELLY – BULGE – BUDGE @DrTooth
List of five letter doublets
ABBOT – BWANA
ADIEU -– ADIOS (@Wallflower)
ALEPH – ALPHA
ANGLE – ANKLE (@Andele)
ANNOY – ENNUI – ODIUM (@Sandy R)
APERT – OVERT
APHID – APHIS
ARRAY – READY
ASSAY – ESSAY
BANCO – BENCH (@Monika)
BAYOU – BOGUE (@U-Roy)
BELLY – BULGE – BUDGE (@DrTooth)
BOAST – BOOST
BODGE – BOTCH (@Rad)
BRAVE – BRAVO
BRIEF – MERRY
BROWN – BRUIN (@VMMP)
CANTO – CHANT (@JennyWren)
CATCH – CHASE – KETCH (@BrianH)
CAUSE – THING (@Wendy)
CHIEF – CAPUT (@Ginny)
CREAM – CREME
CREPE – CRISP – CRAPE (@Dez)
CRUEL – CRUDE (@dolli)
CYCLE – WHEEL (@Fiona)
DALLY – DELAY
ELOGE – ELOGY
ÉTAGE – STAGE
ÉTUDE –STUDY (@Dawn)
FJORD – FIRTH (@Jn)
FLUYT – FLUTE
FORCE – FORTE
GIMEL – GAMMA
GRAVE – GRIEF (@Ivy de Pauw)
GREAT – GROSS
HARAM – HAREM
HYDRA – OTTER
JELLY – GELÉE
LEGAL – LOYAL (@Jay)
LIBRA – LITRE (@Elske)
LODGE – LOBBY
LYMPH – NYMPH (@Myle x-over)
MAJOR – MAYOR
NERVE – SINEW
PIANO – PLAIN – PLANE (@im.back)
PLAIT – PLEAT
PROBE – PROVE
QUICK – VITAL (@Joyce Summers)
QUIRE – CHOIR (@Rufer)
RABBI – REBBE
REBEL – REVEL
REGAL – ROYAL
SAINT – SANTO (@Rachel)
SALSA – SAUCE
SHIRT – SHORT – SKIRT (@Rad)
STOCK – CHOCK
SUAVE – SWEET
SUEDE – SWEDE (@DrTooth)
SUPER – HYPER
TAUNT – TEMPT
TEMPO – TENSE
THANK – THINK
TILDE – TITLE (@Andrew of Luxembourg)
TRACT – TRAIT
TROVE – TROPE
VALOR – VALUE
VOCAL – VOWEL (@BigFatCat)
VODKA – WATER (@Kenny)
WHEAT – WHITE