LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.17 (14) [E]

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From: John Baskind <jbaskind at mac.com>
Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2004.08.17 (02) [E]

Op Augustus 17 skryf Ron:

> I personally feel that in the sense of 'to pull', 'to draw', _trekken_
> connotes a vigorous movement, even 'to drag' (similar to _slepen_),
> while
> _te(g)en_ connotes, at least has the potential to connote, a gentler
> movement.  I would _trek_ a box out from the closet or _trek_ a
> struggling
> child into the house, but I would _te_ (<teh>) threads out of a
> garment or
> herbs out of the soil (but I would _trek_ handfuls of mature, tough
> weeds
> out of the soil).  _Up-te(g)en_ for 'to raise (a child)' thus implies a
> sense of gentleness.

te(gen) = English tug, perhaps? Much gentler than "pull".

John Baskind
mailto:jbaskind at mac.com

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

Ons John (above):

> te(gen) = English tug, perhaps? Much gentler than "pull".

It's the cognate of German _ziehen_, Yiddish ציען _cien_, Gothic _tiuhan_,
and Old English _tēon_.  I don't think there is a Modern English cognate,
but I'm not at all sure.

Apparently, "tug" comes from Middle English _togge_ ~ _tugge_ which is
derived from Germanic _teuh-_ from which also "tow" is derived.

Just a second!  Might _te(g)en_ be related to Modern English _tag_, which is
of uncertain origin?  Note _te(g)en_ > _tagen_, German _ziehen_ > _gezogen_,
etc., with a somewhat "shy" /g/.

Kumpelmenten,
Reinhard/Ron

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