11389.
Sayers
(William): Some disputed etymologies: kidney, piskie/pixie, tatting, and slang.
In
N&Q 57/2
(Jun., 2010), pp. 172–179.
Suggests Engl.
tatting
and
slang
may be from Ir.
táth
and
gnás
, respectively.
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Classifications:
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:
gnás
táth