LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 23.JAN.2001 (03) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Etymology

Dear Lowlanders,

Here are two quick things I keep forgetting to mention:

(1) Nowadays, the garment called _Piejack_ in Low Saxon (Low German) tends to
be called _Fischerhemd_ ("fishermen's shirt") in German, especially in the
tourist industry.

(2) I wrote:
> * The possiblity of such a connection ought not be discounted.  There > have
>  been plenty of such direct contacts, especially when Germanic speakers
>  flooded into Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries.  In fact, one of the
>  earlier extant language guide books is in Low Saxon and Russian, I > believe
>  Russian for Low-Saxon-speaking travelers in the 16th century.  I forgot > the
>  title, but I know we have a copy in our library.

And there was an earlier period of direct contacts between North German ports
and Russia's city of Novgorod during the Hanseatic Trading League era
(13th-17th centuries).  Contacts there were with speakers of Russian and
assumedly also with speakers of Finnic (Novgorod Karelian).

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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