Why was the th combination chosen for the th sound? Given that the two "th" sounds don't actually sound like a combination of "t" and "h" why was that particular combination selected or become adopted by the majority ?
Is there any rule for differentiating between the endings th and ht? The ones ending in th all have the [θ] sound, which is formed by putting the tip of the tongue between the front teeth and blowing The ones ending in ht all have the [t] sound (or some allophonic variant thereof)
Is there any word in English where th sounds like t+h? While those are the primary uses of "th", there are some instances where "th" is used to import foreign words, that have sounds that most English speakers can't differentiate can't pronounce (for example, I think the word "Thailand" is written with a "Th" because the "t" sound is supposed to be an aspirated consonant, but I can't make or
etymology - What is the origin of the -th suffix? What is the . . . 2 th as suffix changes the verb or adjective to a noun - no dispute there What does making it a noun add to the meaning? It often seems to mean a state of: eg Strength - a state of strong Health as a state of healing, Width as a state of wide, etc