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===========================================<br></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">E Zinsser</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:ezinsser@icon.co.za">ezinsser@icon.co.za</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (04) [EN]<br><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hoi alltouhoop,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jonny, I believe that both these forms relate to the Latin maculatus > macula 'spot'</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">hence 'spotless'.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">But you confuse virginity with perfection and purity; I had a bad virgin tooth a few years back. </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Cheerio,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Elsie Zinsser </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">E Zinsser</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:ezinsser@icon.co.za">ezinsser@icon.co.za</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">L-L "Etymology"<br></span><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="black" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA"><br>
Hi all, </span></font>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA">And further afield I see (Free
Online Dictionary) that the name for </span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA">the <em><b>Mi</b></em>'<em><b>kmaq</b></em>
tribe comes from the Algonquin word, nikmak, <em><b>meaning</b></em> </span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA">"my kin-friends."</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA">Coincidental, the 'mak' root?</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA">Cheerio,</span></font></p>
<font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Elsie
Zinsser </span></font><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(200, 137, 0);">Diederik Masure</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:didimasure@hotmail.com">didimasure@hotmail.com</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (04) [EN]<br><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">RE/Jonny: </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Norwegian has
makelaus, which looks almost exactly the same but it means "without
equal", "outstanding" which seems similar in meaning but doesn't have
any sense of 'pure, virgin'. </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">It's said to be
derrived from Norse maki (norwegian make), which means 1) "something
similar" 2) husband 3) one out of a pair of things belonging together. </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So then seems to be derrived from meaning 1 here. They don't mention Latin macula tho:/ </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">maybe a Germanic
word similar in shape (*makan-) coincided here with the Latin one
(macula) wich partial interchanging of meanings? </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="#888888">
 <br>
Diederik</font><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><br>
</span><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="black" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-ZA"><br>
</span></font><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<font size="2">From: Hannelore Hinz <<a href="mailto:HanneHinz@t-online.de" target="_blank">HanneHinz@t-online.de</a>></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (06)
[EN]</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Hallo Jonny und Freunde,</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">nun mische ich als Mecklenburgerin auch noch mit.
Aber keine Angst. Eine <strong>Mäkeli </strong>(<em> i </em>betont) f.
Tadel, Ausstellungen kann es gar nicht geben, denn ...die Tangente ist auch eine
Berührende... (kl. Spaß: nimm deine Tangente (Hände) von mir ...)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">- m ä k e l i g nörgend, tadelsüchtig. - M ä
k e l j o g e n, - j ö o r n, - m e i e r nörgelnder,
streitsüchtiger Mensch. - <strong>mäkeln </strong>tadeln, aussetzen,
bemängeln, <em>mähkeln; mäkeln un häkeln </em>(Waren); <em>mäkeln un muustern
</em>(RostockDoberan).</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Zss.: <em>af-, be-, utmäkeln.</em></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Wir <em>mäkeln nich un häkeln nich,</em> vielleicht
<em>knüppen </em>knüpfen, knoten  wir einen bunten Sprachen-Teppich.
</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">(s. Wossidlo/Teuchert u. Fritz Reuter)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">...hm, hier ist ein heißer Sommertag
...</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Beste Grüße.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Hanne</font></div><br><br><br>
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