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> For example the vocal shift video was quite revealing. Did you mean vowel shift?

• kwhitefoot 5y ago
  That's interesting. Vowels in English are vokaler in Norwegian.
  • vidarh 5y ago
    Comes from latin vocalis in most European languages and many non-European languages. English got it via French, which is where the c disappeared.
    • Someone 5y ago
      I expect the w appeared only in English, as the w is rare in French (that’s why it’s a special case in braille. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille#Derivation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille#Derivation). And indeed, Google gives me ’voyelle’ as the French for vowel.
      • vidarh 5y ago
        Yes, I'm aware. Both modern French and English got it from Old French "vouel" and "voyeul", which if you speak it - especially the first form - makes it clear how it became "vowel" in English. Hence my point that the "c" disappeared when it was borrowed from latin into (Old) French.