19.2633, Sum: Lithuanian kn óju

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Subject: 19.2633, Sum: Lithuanian knóju

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Date: 27-Aug-2008
From: Leo Connolly < connolly at memphis.edu >
Subject: Lithuanian knóju

 

	
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Query for this summary posted in LINGUIST Issue: 19.2620                                                                                                                                               
 

It turns out that the meaning 'abschälen' i.e. 'peel off' given in the
Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben for Lith. knóju (inf. knóti) is
correct.  I had questioned the meaning because several on-line sources gave
the meaning of knóti as 'bark' without further explanation.  It turns out
that knóju is a fairly rare word which specifically refers to removing the
bark from a felled tree.  And yes, lumbermen do ''bark'' a tree after they
cut it.  Aren't dictionaries wonderful?

Thanks to Sturla Berg-Olsen, Klaus Geyer, Peter Arkadiev, Cori
Anderson, Mark Mandel for responding, and especially to Martin Kümmel, who
actually wrote the entry in the LIV.  It's always good to hear from an expert.

Leo Connolly 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics






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