LL-L "Etymology" 2003.05.27 (08) [E]

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From: "Wim" <wkv at home.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.05.27 (03) [E]

>From wim verdoold   wkv@ home.nl

Hi  the word arft for pea is also used around vollenhove   overijssel,
netherlands.

Bye

Wim.

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

The form _arft_ (or _arwt_) for 'pea' is to be expected:

Afrikaans - Dutch - German - Low-Saxon - W.Fries. - Scots - English
berg - berg - Berg - barg - berch - (muntain) - (mountain)
kerk - kerk - Kirche - kark - tsjerke - kirk - church
werk - werk - Werk - wark - wurk - wark/wirk - work
sterk - sterk - stark - stark - sterk - stark - stark (strong)
ertjie - erwt - Erbse - arf(t) - eart - (peas) - (pea)

Interestingly, Scots retains the original singular _peas_, while English
derived a singular by deleting the _-s_ due to reanalysis of /piiz/ as
plural /pii+z/.  The word is Latin-derived (_Pisum sativum_ for the
seed).

I suppose peas, both fresh and dried, are very important in all of
traditional Lowlands cuisine.  Both the Netherlands and Northern Germany
are well-known for their love of pea soup (usually with bacon, Lowlands
Saxon _arf(t)ensup mit spek_, with pig's trotters _arf(t)ensup mit
pouten_, or with pig's snouts _arf(t)ensup mit snuten_), and there must
be gezillions of recipes of it around (of course every family's being
better than the other's).  And who has not heard about the English love
of green peas, the staple of green peas with virtually anything ... and
always artfully balanced on the *back* of one's fork?  ;)

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron

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