German dialect in Texas

Mon Nov 27 17:56:48 UTC 2006

Dennis R. Preston wrote:
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> Larry, you wag. You know very well that "hacek" (compare Polish
> haczyk) means 'hook.'
>
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>> At 10:59 AM -0500 11/27/06, Dennis R. Preston wrote:
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>>> Yes, Wilson, and, alas, like much of West Slavic, that spacek (little
>>> sparrow) is a loan from German (Spatz).
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>>> dInIs
>>>
>> Is it safe to assume that "hacek" (little upside down hat) is from
>> German Hatz?
>>
>> LH
>>
"Haken" in German.

Chris Waigl

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