Old Words From Which Modern Words Are Derived Crossword Clue

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	noun • The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.
	30%	13		Derived from Old Frankish, Old Saxon, and Old Frisian
	noun • the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
	27%	9		Language from which many English words are derived
	noun • the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries

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New York Times08 May 1997	Down 41
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