LL-L: "Loanwords" LOWLANDS-L, 17.MAY.2000 (01) [E]

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From: Stefaan Vermeire [stefaan.vermeire at advalvas.be]
Subject: LL-L: "Romance connection" LOWLANDS-L, 06.MAY.2000 (02) [E]

> --- Stefaan Vermeire <stefaan.vermeire at advalvas.be> wrote:
> >
> > > From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
> > > Subject: Romance connection
> > >
> > > Dear Lowlanders,
> > >
> > > Does any of you know how Spanish (Castilian) acquired the
> > apparently
> > > Lowlands Germanic loan _estufa_ (f.) 'stove'.  Theoretically, it
> > comes
> > from
> > > *_stuuf_ (Dutch spelling *_stoef_).  Of course, we already know
> > that
> > > English _stove_ comes from either Middle Dutch or Middle Low Saxon
> > (Middle
> > > Low German) _stove_, is related to words for '(heated) room'
> > (Germanic
> > > *_stubh-_), and also appears to be related to _stew_ (e.g., Dutch
> > _stoven_,
> > > Afrikaans _stowe_).
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Reinhard/Ron
> >
> > Dear Reinhard,
> >
> > The word "stove" is still used in the Flemish dialects. As we have a
> > stove
> > at home, I hear the word more than once...
> > Greetings,
> > Stefaan.

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