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Perhaps, but I am somewhat surprised to see rates of appendicitis lower in the US than in Europe, for example.

• xbar 3y ago
  while gnoshing on a French prune Me too.
  • nerdponx 3y ago
    "nosh" is a loanword from Yiddish, definitely no silent "g" prefix there. Unless you're experiencing gnosis while noshing, in which case carry on. I've had prunes that good before. If you're experiencing gnashing while noshing, then I suggest taking a break and changing to a different activity.
    • quickthrower2 3y ago
      The last one might be gnarly.
    • posterboy 3y ago
      gnash (one's teeth) and German knusen ("to chew") ought to be related with nosh and German naschen, seeing that snack in the same sense may be derived from some onomatopoeia meaning "bite". It's a non-trivial problem since these onmnomnom forms are thought to escape regular sound change. However, you may be right that silent g is inserted by mistake, but an archaic g-prefix which may be realized as /k/ is productive in Swabian, which might indicate a western Yiddish variety rather than the more eastern Ashkenaz.
      • denton-scratch 3y ago
        Is "Knödel" related?
        • posterboy 3y ago
          Related to what, Frikandel?