LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.08 (01) [E]

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Onderwerp: Etymology
Van: "Luc Hellinckx" <luc.hellinckx at pandora.be>


Beste liëglanners,


Last time when I wrote about "teljoor" (D) (plate), I mentioned the French
verb "tailler" (to cut). Afterwards, this triggered something in my mind.
Of course, "tailor" (E) is also cognate with this word. So, I started
thinking of how a tailor is called or used to be called in other Germanic
languages. It's interesting to take a look at some family names in this
respect:

English:        Taylor < Anglo-Norman "taillour", French "tailleur"

Flemish:        De Schepper < scheppen (D) ~ to shape (to create,
                to design clothing)
                De Zutter < sutor (Latin for tailor, shoemaker) < suere
                (Latin) ~ to sew
                De N(a)eyer < naaien (D) (to sew)

Dutch:          Snijders < snijden (D) (to cut) ~ Schneider (G)

Brabantish:     De Cleermaecker ~ Kleidermacher (G)
                (older German before "Schneider" took over),
                litterally "cloth maker"
                Sartorius < sartor (Latin, tailor) > Sartre (French)

Limburgish:     Schreu(de)r(s) ~ Schröder (G)
                (and similar words in Scandinavian languages), cognate
                with "to shred" (E), "shroud" (winding-sheet < garment
                (Old English)), "scrotum"

Surely, I must have forgotten quite a few other names referring to the trade.

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

"Alle Menschen sind Ausländer. Fast überall"


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