LL-L "Etymology" 2003.10.16 (03) [E]

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Onderwerp: "Etymology"
Van: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>

> From: NTL <shoogly at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.10.07 (09) [E]
> ...
> <In Scottish Gaelic "an cnoc" is a hill. It is spelt "cnoc" but "cn" in
> <Gaelic is pronounced "cr" so it is pronounced /krock/

> Gans pub bolunjeth da,
> Dan

Hi Dan,
In Flemish we know the word 'krok' (krook/kreuk).
It means a wrong crease in a cloth, a fold in a paper or a carpet. A
branch can have a 'krok', even a ditch or a street can have a 'krok'.
So 'krok'= a curve of something that is/has cracked.
It is related to the Dutch words 'kraak/kreuk'.

groetjes
luc vanbrabant
oekene

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