LL-L "Etymology" 2002.04.08 (02) [E]

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From: "Marco Evenhuis" <evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.04.07 (06) [E]

Ron wrote about the wren:

> * In some other dialects _Tuunköni(n)g_ ("fence king"); cf. German
> _Zaunkönig_, Brabantish _köningske_, Flemish _keuninkske_ Dutch
> _winterkoninkje_, Westerlauwer Frisian _winterkeninkje_, Limburgish
> _winterkuningske_.  (Zeelandic _duumpje_ "little thumb"?)
> (See http://www.geocities.com/sassisch/rhahn/low-saxon/ls-story.html)

In Zeelandic (or at least most Zeelandic dialects), _duumpje_ is the
word
for 'wren'. It literally means 'little thumb' and refers to the tail of
the
wren, that points up in a rather sharp angle ('thumbs up!').
A _duum_ or _duumpje_ in Zeelandic can also mean a metal hook where you
can
hang things on. And it's also the (old) name for the metal pen where the
hinge of a door hangs in. Note that the Zeelandic word for 'hinge' is
_'ange_ or _hange_ (Dutch: _scharnier_).

Regards,

Marco

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R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Marco,

> Note that the Zeelandic word for 'hinge' is
> _'ange_ or _hange_ (Dutch: _scharnier_).

In Low Saxon (Low German), 'hinge' (German _Scharnier_) is _Häng_ ~
_Heng_ [hE.N] (feminine, plural _Hängen_ ~ _Hengen_ [hE.N:]).

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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