LL-L "Etymology" 2008.10.27 (04) [E]

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From: Wolfram Antepohl <wolfram at antepohl.se>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.10.27 (01) [E]

I think you're right with this connection. My Swdish ethymology list "tvina"
as related to "tyna" with essentially the same meaning. And here the
connection with German "dünn", Englisg "thin", Swedish "tunn" is even more.
What is that in LS,, Dutch and other LL varieties?



Wolfram



27 okt 2008 kl. 17.17 skrev Lowlands-L List:


From: caennmohr at aol.com
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.10.26 (01) [E

Reading Wolfram's post makes me wonder if perhaps English "thin" and its
various forms may have the same root. It seems but a short step from
"thvina" to thin. Certainly "thin" could be construed as being "diminished"
and fading away (oh how I wish!!), and "thinning" -- as in hair, for example
-- clearly carries the connotation of "diminishing".   Also, historically,
of course, becoming thinner would definitely have carried the negative --
and very real -- connotation of "disappearing slowly"...


Best regards,
Carolyn [Wood]



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

Wolfram,

"Thin" is *dün* (*dünn*) in Northern Low Saxon, derived from Old Saxon *
thunni*.

Old English has the equivalent *þynne*, Old Frisian *thenne*, Old Norse *
þunnr*, Old German *dunni*, Old Germanic **þun(w)u*-, Indo-European **tenus*
.

 Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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