10582.
Breeze
(Andrew): Eine keltische Etymologie für englisch
pet
‘Lieblingstier’.
In
Übersetzung, Adaptation und Akkulturation im insularen Mittelalter
(1999), pp. 47–50.
Suggests Sc. and N. Engl. dial.
pet
is < Ir.
petta
(via ScG
peata
).
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Classifications:
D 1.3 Etymology (Individual)
D 1.2.4 Lexical copying (= Lexical borrowing) between Irish (incl. Scottish Gaelic and Manx) and English (incl. Scots)
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Words/Proper Names:
peat
peata (ScG)
petta