LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.10 (01) [E]

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From: Henry Pijffers <henry.pijffers at saxnot.com>
Subject: Etymology

Ron wrote:
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> That depends on if your first name is a derivation from Germanic-derived
> Garret (< Gerard = Gerhard "good with spears") or _Garrick_ (< ger+ric
> "spear+rich") or from Welsh-derived Gareth (of uncertain meaning).
 >
What about Gerrit (one of my birth names)? I have always thought it
means something like "spear bearer", and that Garret and Gerrit were
more or less the same name.

regards,
Henry

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From: Grietje MENGER <grietje at menger.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.09 (02) [E]

I've only one small addition to the dissemination of "plate", "teller",
"talriken" etc. through our languages, and that is Frysk (Western Frisian)
where "panne" is used. I think this would be related to "panna" from Italian
/ Roman era. Before the advent of the wooden or earthware plates, meats were
served on a big slab of bread, which got consumed with the meat (in the time
before the invention of the fork as well). I may even go so far as to think
that the Italian pizza has resulted from this habit as well.

Grietje Menger
Scotland

PS, I'm a newby on this list, please excuse me if what I put forward has
already discussed.

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

Hi, Grietje!

Welcome to the List!  It's great that you decided to join us and come
forward and participate pretty much right away.  And how Lowlandic can you
be with a name like Grietje and living in Scotland?  "Poster child" material
for the List perhaps?  ;-)

I'm glad you raised the subject of the _panna_.  (I can see another
"Delectables" thread coming out of that.)

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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