LL-L "Etymology" 2004.10.10 (05) [E]

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From: Stella en Henno <stellahenno at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Etymnology" (was "Literature")

> From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
> Subject: Literature
>
> Thanks, Ingmar.
>
> > BTW Did you know the word 'liekstee' or 'likstee' for scar? I believe
it's
> > typically Drenthish.
>
> At first glance I thought it meant 'gravestone' (*_lijkenstenen_)!  ;-)
> However, now that I know it it makes sense: literally "body places."
>
The Dutch "lidteken" has the same origin, in the first part of the compound.
This used to be < *lik-teken, where lik is shortened from li:k (from which
"lijk") etc derives. So also "body sign".
The Westerlauwer Frisian has "groede" [gru. at d@], which is related to
"groeie" [gru.i@], to grow, IIRC.  The English word "scar" has a
Scandinavian feel to it, with the sc- beginning; is this correct?

> Regards,
> Reinhard/Ron
>
> ***
Groetenis,

Henno Brandsma

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Etymology

Hoi, Henno!

"Scar" appears to have entered English as Old French _escare_ (> _escarre_ >
_eschare_), which in Latin is _eschara_, probably derived from Greek ε̕σχάρα
_eskhára_.  The English version is believed to have been influenced by
("mixed up with") "scar" in the sense of a low rocky reef, derived from
Scandinavian (Old Norse _sker_, cf., Lowlands Saxon _schaar_), perhaps
related to Gaelic _sgeir_ 'partly submerged rock'.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

P.S.: By the way, Yiddish דעמב _demb_ 'oak' comes from Polish _dąb_ (/dãb/)
'oak' (< Proto-Slavonic _dÇ«bÑ _ /dõb/).

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