Re: Re[2]: [tied] French phonetics

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 62710
Date: 2009-02-01

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From: "Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud@...>
>>
>>> ****GK: Like Londres for London? Always wondered about
>>> that one, or why the Spaniards picked it up.****
>>
>> I don't know, but it's old: <Lundres> is found in Old French
>> as early as the 12th century.
>>
>> Brian
>>
> ===========
>
> I would bet on the dissimilation *lund-nes > lund-res
> I cannot think of another case, right now,
> but I remember other cases of n > r exist.
>
> A.
>

Another case is the town Langres < *langones

A.