Timeline for Origin of the "-y" or "-ie" diminutive suffix to denote intimacy/tenderness? (E.g. Bob→Bobby, dad→daddy, Doug→Dougie)
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| Nov 30, 2013 at 2:12 | comment | added | Robusto | Self-promotion pays off. I would never have seen this had you not adverted to it under a much more recent question. | |
| Sep 17, 2010 at 0:02 | comment | added | RegDwigнt | I have now summed it up as "the etymology will remain controversial", because that's what the author actually ends up saying. There are a few theories, and lots of extremely interesting observations, but ultimately, presenting them all here would just add to speculation rather than clarity. | |
| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:54 | vote | accept | Doug T. | ||
| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:52 | history | edited | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:36 | comment | added | RegDwigнt | @Doug: I was thinking about that, and I probably even must do that according to this comment by Jeff Atwood on meta, but I'm having an awfully hard time figuring out which parts I should quote and which I may omit. | |
| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:29 | comment | added | Doug T. | +1 Wow thanks! That article is very good. Your answer would be awesomer if you summarized some of the main points/theories about the origin of the diminutive present in that article. | |
| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:07 | history | edited | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Sep 16, 2010 at 23:00 | history | answered | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 2.5 |