LL-L: "Language politics" LOWLANDS-L, 19.JAN.2000 (03) [E/S]

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From: G Halliday [G.Halliday at xtra.co.nz]
Subject: LL-L: "Language politics" LOWLANDS-L, 19.JAN.2000 (02) [E]

Ane or twa scrievit anent Friockheim

The date o chynge is weel-kent, 22nd o Mei 1824, fae Friock Feus tae
Friockheim. The wittins aready gien is maist likely richt wi Friock
(umwhiles Freok) fae  Fraoch. The laird at chyngit the name, John Andson,
bidit lang in Germanie an sae a German origin seems lik eneuch. Ony Norroway
borraein wad be asimilatit tae Scots hame /hem/ gin it wis early.

Geordie Halliday
> > Friockheim in Angus has the German element Heim. The Local 'Laird' was
in
> > Germany for a while and obviously liked the sound of 'Heim' so added it
to
> > Friock. I haven't a clue what language 'Friock' is though it could be
from
> > the Gaelic Fraoch - Heath.
>
> I believe that in this case "Germanic" would be more accurate than
"German."
> I assume the origin of "...heim" here is not German but Norwegian
([hEIm]) --
> cf. Jotunheim, Trondheim, Eitrheim, Nesheim, Fagerheim, Asheim, Stadheim,
> Austrheim, Vadheim, Marheim, Solheim, Nordheim, etc., all places in Norway
> (mostly in central coastal regions apparently).  I guess it's at least
> distantly related to German _Heim_ and _...heim_, English 'home' and
'...ham'
> (< _hâm_), Icelandic _heim-_, etc.

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