LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.18 (12) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.18 (06) [E]


Kevin Caldwell wrote:
"Is the English word "tidings", meaning "news", related to "tide"?"

I reckon so. It has a common cognate in German _zeitung_ which often forms
part of German newspaper titles. Without thinking, I always transliterate
_Suddeutsche Zeitung_ as "South Dutch Tiding" (with apologies to our Dutch
subscribers). I think in Dutch the form _tijdschrift_ is more common for
newspaper titles, but our Netherlands-based members are better placed than
me to comment.

Kevin also wrote:
"There is also the verb "tide", as in, "This snack should tide you over
until dinner." Also "betide", meaning "to happen"."

Thanks! I had forgotten those examples. In particular, _betide_ is a
fascinating relic, surviving only in the cliché _woe betide_. Do Dutch or
German have _betijd_ and _bezeit_ with the same or similar meaning?

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Críostóir.

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