ext_159095 (
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2012-01-31 04:53 pm (UTC)
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I think that it comes from the words that those words came from.
Withhold comes from with and hold. Each word had the "h" before the words were put together.
Thresh hold comes from a place where threshing happened. Hence the h came with the "s" already attached.
GHR
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Withhold comes from with and hold. Each word had the "h" before the words were put together.
Thresh hold comes from a place where threshing happened. Hence the h came with the "s" already attached.
GHR