> words so spectacularly similar in form and meaning that anyone but
a linguist (who can _prove_ that they are not related) would take a
connection for granted.
> The condition is that the pseudo-cognacy should be due to pure
chance (which excludes onomatopoeia, nursery words and the like).
I didn't think I should have any interesting thing to say in such a
specialized forum as this (just reading your posts is more than
enough for me); but maybe you may find this 'pseudo-cognate' rather
funny (though the fact that Basque and Nederlands have non genetical
relationship excludes any idea of connection even for the non-
linguists):
Basque: ELKAR --- Nederlands-Dutch: ELKAAR
Both of them meaning 'each other' (Basque one is the'accusative'
form, others being 'elkarren', 'elkarri', 'elkarrekin',...)
* Basque ELKAR (in fact it is Gipuzkoan and Navarrese, and also the
accepted standard form; others are: Western ALKAR and Eastern
ALKHAR / ALGAR, and Northern literary standard ELKHAR) most probably
has its origin in *hark har (kinda "he him", without gender).
As for Dutch ELKAAR, I suppose the first element to be ELK 'each'.
I was really impressed by this similarity the first time I got a
Dutch grammar, but maybe nobody else will :-))