LL-L "Etymology" 2003.01.03 (09) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.01.03 (08) [E]

Reinhard/Ron wrote:

> Mathieu gave the Limburgish names:
> > Maondig, Dinsdig, Goonsdig, Dónderdig, Vriedig, Zaoterdig, Zóndig
>
> Compare this with Yiddish (given by me):
> Montik, Dinstik, Mitvokh, Donershtik, Fraytik, Shabes, Zuntik
>
> Note vowel "reduction" of the word for 'day'.  Is this a Rhenish areal
> feature?  (Yiddish is said to have originated in medieval Rhenish
> German.)

If it is, then at least it is not exclusive to that area. The same happens
in other varieties of German, such as the East Hessian dialect spoken in the
Rhön mountains (which the locals call "Platt" although it is not Lower
Saxon). "Donnerstag" (Thursday), for example, becomes "Dunnerschtig" there.

Regards,
Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <admin at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Etymology

Thanks, Gabriele.  All right then.  So I'll extend it to something like
"around there, in that whole area," in an impression of Dana Carvey doing an
impression of George Bush Sr.

By the way, the non-vowel-reduced Yiddish word for 'day' is טאָג _tog_ [tOk]
~ [tUk] ~ [tuk] (cf. German _Tag_ [t_ha:k], North German casual [t_hax], cf.
Lowlands Saxon _Dag_ [dax]).

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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