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<p class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <<a href="mailto:roerd096@PLANET.NL">roerd096@PLANET.NL</a>><br>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2012.04.17 (01) [DE-EN-NDS]<br><br>I know this insect in Low Saxon of the Netherlands as "knieptange", or also as "oorkruper".<br>
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"Oorworm" is its Standard Dutch name. Btw "worm" and "wurm" are both
Standard Dutch, but "worm" is used more nowadays, "wurm" sounds a bit
old fashioned or "poche" too me. The Dutch Queen probably says "wurm"
all the time.<br>
Ingmar<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">From: R. F. Hahn <[log in to unmask]></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Subject: Etymology</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Dear Lowlanders,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Today, our Hanne wrote something about German Ohrwurm ([ˈʔoːɐ̆vʊɜ̆m])
and Low Saxon Ohrworm ~ Uhrworm ([ˈʔɔʊˑɜ̆vɔˑɐ̆m] ~ [ˈʔuːɜ̆vɔˑɐ̆m]),
literally "earworm", (Wikipedia: "catchy tune; or a piece of music that
sticks in one's mind so that one seems to hear it, even when it is not
being played").</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><a style="color:rgb(0,0,153)" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrwurm" target="_blank">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrwurm</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><a style="color:rgb(0,0,153)" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrw%C3%BCrmer" target="_blank">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrwürmer</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
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Uhrworm m. Ohrwurm; Oorworm, Urworm: en Kirl as en Uhrworm (ein
beweglicher, wendiger Mann) REUTER; ironisch und warnend: jem. ist
fründlich as 'n Uhrworm. Syn.: Uhrenkniper, Uhrslüser.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Lit.: Perfesser Voßlo</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Ohrwurm, m., Ohrworm, pl. -wörm; Ohrklauer/-kröpel [ǭ]/ -kruper, m., pl. -s</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Lit.: GÜNTER HARTE - JOHANNA HARTE</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"></div>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Etymology<br><br>Thanks, Ingmar.<br><br>BTW, I agree with Marcus in assuming that German <i>Ohrwurm</i> is the origin of Dutch <i>oorwurm ~ oorworm</i>, English "earworm" (> Japanese <i>iyāwāmu</i> [イヤーワーム), and French <i>ver d'oreille</i> ... all this in the sense of a tune you can't get out of your mind.<br>
<br>German <i>Ohrwurm</i> is also one word for the insect <i>Forficula auricularia</i>, also for insects of the <span class="None"><i>Dermaptera </i>type</span><b class="None" lang="mul">,</b> which in German is also called <i>Ohrenkneifer</i> ("ear nipper"), <i>Ohrenpitscher</i>, and <i>Ohrenschliefer</i>. Growing up in Northern Germany, I called them <i>Ohrenkneifer</i>. Hanne already mentioned the Low Saxon equivalents: <br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Uhrworm m. Ohrwurm; Oorworm, Urworm: en Kirl as en Uhrworm (ein
beweglicher, wendiger Mann) REUTER; ironisch und warnend: jem. ist
fründlich as 'n Uhrworm. Syn.: Uhrenkniper, Uhrslüser.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Lit.: Perfesser Voßlo</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Ohrwurm, m., Ohrworm, pl. -wörm; Ohrklauer/-kröpel [ǭ]/ -kruper, m., pl. -s</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
Lit.: GÜNTER HARTE - JOHANNA HARTE</span><br></div>
<br><span class="order" style="white-space:nowrap">Others:<b><br><br>Dermaptera:<br></b><br>Scots: eariwig, clipshear, forkie(tailie), forker, (hornie) golach, gavelock<br>Dutch: oorwurm, oorworm<br>Afrikaans: oorworm<br>
<br>Danish: </span>ørentvist<br>Norwegian: saksedyr<br>Swedish: <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="sv"><span class="hps">tvestjärt</span></span><br><br>Many of the equivalent names (as e.g. Norwegian ["scissor animal"] and Swedish ["two/double tail"]) refer to the forked tail of the insect, aside from names referring to reputed "ear-nipping" (many of which are found in the Slavic group of languages).<br>
<br>Best wishes,<br><br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br></div>
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