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lover

(Engels)

foliage

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈloː.vər/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle Dutch lover, originally the plural of loof. As with other words with plurals in -er, eventually this was substituted with -eren, creating loveren. This new plural was then reanalysed as a separate noun and a new singular form lover was back-formed from it.

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