LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.20 (02) [D/E]

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From: Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.19 (05) [E]

Dear Ron



Subject: LL-L "Etymology"

You wrote:


German word *Wand* and the Dutch word *wand* denote an inside wall, in other
words a partitioning wall, usually "wall" as seen from the inside of a
building (as opposed to *Mauer* and *muur* for an outside wall). I wonder if
German *Wand* and Dutch *wand* began as a specifically Frankish word.

And:

However, apparently German *Wand* and Dutch *wand *are derived from the
related verb *wind-* as in English "to wind," specifically in the sense of
"to wind > weave (twigs)". Walls of half-timbered houses used to consist of
timber frames and woven twigs and brushwork sealed with clay. (

In later times brick came to be added in between timber beams on the
outside.) In other words, clay-sealed woven barriers were seen from the
inside and were called *wand* (Old German *want*).

Mark:

There is also the English word 'wand', a thin, whippy stick suitable for
basketwork & for wattle-&-daub building, usually poll-willow. Also Harry
Potter & Co. conjure with it.



Yrs,

Mark


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From: Diederik Masure <didimasure at hotmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.19 (08) [E]

Luc: I just wanted to mention the example of weegluis too, altho I only knew
it in the form weekluis with a k. But I never talk/write about this animal
so it's a word that I never needed in my life - so I might just have
misinterpreted g as a k before I learnt the connection with Scandinavian
vegg. The animal in Norwegian is also called vegglus iirc.

hmm on wikipedia I see it's also called bedwants, that's indeed the animal
as I know it.

Diederik

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From: ppvaneeden at ziggo.nl
Subject: Etimologie van Argwaan

Kan iemand my met die woord *Argwaan* help. Waar kom hierdie woord vandaan?
Was *Arg* 'n godheid? In die Griekse mitologie is Argus 'n bekende begrip.
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_Panoptes Arg is verwant aan die PIE **arg
* (skitterende, blinkende, glansende).



Was Arg moontlik 'n Waanse godheid (Arg + Waan)? Vergelyk ook die woord *
argeloos* (sonder Arg). Die woord *arg* is verder verwant aan die Engelse
woorde *argent* en *argue* en ook aan *argument.*



Die woord *arend* is ook moontlik verwant aan die woord *arg* (of Argus)



Die Nederlandse uitdrukking: 'Met *argusogen* bekijken' is in Afrikaans 'Met
*arendsoë* bekyk' wat die verwantskap tussen *arend *en *argus* moontlik
bevestig.



Weet iemand hier meer van?



Groetjes,



Petrus van Eeden
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