LL-L "Etymology" 2006.04.15 (01) [E/F]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 15 April 2006 * Volume 01
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From: hennobrandsma <hennobrandsma at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2006.04.13 (03) [E]

From: Marcel Bas <marcelbas at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2006.04.13 (01) [D/E]

Good evening!

Kevin wrote about the history of_boy_:

>Interestingly, the English word "boy" possibly originally >meant a slave or
>male servant, supposedly coming from the same IE root as >"cow", "bovine",
>and "beef" (Latin "bos").
>
[snip].

And then there's also Eastern Friesic _boi_...

Us Frysk hat ek  "boi", "boike" mar dit komt mar selden foar, neffens my.
Hawwe oare Friezen hjir wat mear oer? Ik soe it sels net gau brûke.
It normale wurd is "jonge", "jonkje" esfh.

Henno 

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