• jasondj
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      3 years ago

      Werewolf is a contraction of the Anglo-Saxon word ‘were’–which means man–and wolf; 'werewolf, man wolf.

      Source: I watched Prisoner of Azkaban last night.

      Warehouse, on the other hand, is literally a “house of wares”.

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        3 years ago

        Is it really a contraction if it’s just two words stuck together? Pretty sure a contraction is shortened.

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          Those are Snape’s words, not mine. I suppose the proper term is Compound.