LL-L "Etymology" 2006.03.16 (03) [E]

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16 March 2006 * Volume 03
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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2006.03.15 (04) [E]

> From: Karl Schulte <kschulte01 at alamosapcs.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2006.03.15 (01) [E]
>
> Yes, I see what you mean. Quick in this sense may mean agile, speedy
> manueverability. I can't imagine a coach, however, saying " Well done,
> Joe; you have surely exhibited excellent manueverability!" Thus Quick
> and fast. And it always good to be quick, as in "quick and the dead".
> Karl

Shaky mountain!
Quiet a few people in my region are called  "(Van) Quickelberghe" ,
which is of the same "quick" origine i suppose.
(Even one of our ministers has a last name like that.)

groetjes
Luc Vanbrabant
Oekene

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

In Low Saxon, _kwik_ (<quick>) means 'lively', 'agile', in certain contexts 
also 'refreshing', as in _kwikborn_ (<Quickborn> "quick 
bourne/source/well"), which can be understood as "quick bourne," "lively 
bourne" of "refreshing/life-giving bourne."*  Compare also German 
_erquicken_ 'to refresh' and the word "quicksilver" (German _Quecksilber_)

* Cf. Scots _quick_ 'living', 'alive', 'swarming', 'infested', 'running 
water', also _burn_ 'brook'

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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