sources of homonyms

homonyms in words of the same forms sources of homonyms 1) phonetic changes 2) borrowing 3) conversion 4) shortening 5) words which were made by sound-imitation phonetic changes night and knight, for instance, were not homonyms in old english as the initial k in the second word was pronounced, and not dropped as it is in its modern sound word. borrowing in the group of homonyms rite n.-to write v.-right adj. the second and the third words are of native origin whereas rite is a latin borrowing (lat. – ritus). bank (“shore”) is a native word and bank (“a financial institution”) is an italian borrowing. conversion comb, noun-to comb, verb pale, adjective-to pale, verb make, noun-to make, verb homonyms, which …

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