LL-L "Etymology" 2007.10.24 (04) [D/E/LS]

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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.10.24 (02) [D]

> From: Roland Desnerck <desnerck.roland at skynet.be>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.10.23 (06) [E]
>
> Beste,
> A clearing in a wood is (was) in Dutch: een rode,
> een rooi...
> Vandaar de dplaatsnamen: Sint-Genesius-Rode,
> Sint-Agatha-Rode, Wanrode... en
> ook: Kinrooi, Venray ... Ze zijn verwant met (het
> Hoogduitse) "rath" in
> Herzogenrath enz...
[...]
> Zo, taalkundigen, verlos mij van deze kwellende,
> knellende vragen en blijf
> a.u.b. zo enthousiast als ik!
[...]
> Roland Desnerck uut Osténde Stad an Zai.

To whomever is enthousiastic:

A clearing in a wood is is a ...rode/...rade;
but only when the clearing was made by axes, or the
like.
Placenames ending on ...lo were clearings made by
fire.

Placenames containing laar/laren also indicate a
clearing in the wood, but one that is a meadow or the
like, i.e. suitable for cattle. In the Netherlands
'Laar' always was on the level of the water-surface
[the best for grass]; the German Laar's could be on a
higher level.

So far for today.

vr.gr.
Theo Homan

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From: Jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.10.23 (06) [E]

Beste Luc,
Du schreyvst:

>> Where did you hear 'Rötgen' as a common German word?

> It's nowadays probably no longer common in everyday speech all over
> (Northern?) Germany, but on the other hand you can still see it in place
> names...even in Schleswig-Holstein :-D   (check Google Maps, and you
> will also find one in Högsdorf...besides two other ones in Neunkirchen
> and Viersen and one Rödchen in Achtelsbach).

Detektei Lucx- Anruf genügt ;-))!

Diminutiv in'n Ousten van de Weser un' inne Nourd van Hannover??? Dat mööt
de verkrellten Tuuris (tourists) insleept hebb'n ;-)!

Allerbest, un'- houl Dii hattig!

Jonny Meibohm
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