LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.01.06 (01) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 06 January 2007 - Volume 01
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From: Karl-Heinz Lorenz <Karl-Heinz.Lorenz at gmx.net>
Subject:  LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.01.04 (02) [E/LS]

Moinmoin leeglanners!

For me "moinmoin" seems to be a shorted or "verschluckte" form of "moien
mor'n", as some writers on

http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/MoinMoinEtymology

stated. A lowlandic thing just as in North America they shorten "Good
Morning" to something like g'mwahnin' --> "g'moynin'" -->  "moynin'"
(according to a posting on wikiwikiweb by jd,canada)

But there is another interesting statement. A guy called "Harm" writes, that
in the province of Groningen "moije" is also used as an expression of
surprise. That reminds me of "mo'" or "ma'" in Alemmanic varieties. And I
think I've heard "ma" also in Italian to express surprise, sort of using a
word that makes your mouth stay open just as "wow" in English.

Regards

Karl-Heinz

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