Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
A bunch of English words gained or lost a leading "n" due to a/an confusion.
e.g. "apron" was once "naperon"—but "a naperon" sounds like "an apron" so the n went away.
Others:
an oche > a notch
an ekename > a nickname
a noumpere > an umpire
a naranj > an orange
an ewt > a newt
