grinder Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Another one is Dad for Father, I can see Mom as an abbreviation of Momma but where does Dad come from ? Oh and I've hunted high and low for the other R in father but as in water I can't seem to find one.. Edited December 28, 2014 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Steeped? Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Steeped as far as believing is concerned. My take on it as a colloquialism is that it means just 'belonging to us ' or 'we'. We say 'Our Father' in the Lord's prayer. He belongs to us, we belong to Him. Simples. Quakers were/or are like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Another one is Dad for Father, I can see Mom as an abbreviation of Momma but where does Dad come from ?According to the O.E.D. nobody knows, but it might come from a young child's attempts to say "da, da"Oh and I've hunted high and low for the other R in father but as in water I can't seem to find one..Well, if you head east from York and go a bit farther than Pocklington you come to Warter.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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