LL-L "Etymology" 2009.03.11 (02) [E]

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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.03.10 (04) [E]

In northern German, "daddeln" also means to use a keyboard in a random way
-- a gaming machine is often called "Daddelautomat" or "Daddelkasten", and
"Du daddelst bloß auf der Tastatur rum" means "You sit at your computer
doing nothing to the purpose."



I always thought "daddeln" was onomatopoeia :-)



Hartlich!



Marlou



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


"Dawdle" appeared in writing as late as in the late 18th century. It is
believed to be dialectical and a variant of "daddle" (to walk totteringly
and unsteadily, like a small child), perhaps influenced by "daw" (as in the
bird *Corvus monedula*) and its extension "silly fellow, simpleton, noodle,
fool."

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