LL-L "Etymology" 2004.06.23 (07) [E]

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From: Pyt Berg <pytbergy at YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Romance family words in Lowlands lanaguages


My request resent from 18/6/04

In Dutch & German there are some French words like, Muir, platform, egal,
etc

English uses an awful lot of special French words and expressions, like
Grand Prix, savoir faire, vaux pas, volte face, c'est la vie, etc, etc

Can anybody tell me whether the lowlands lanaguages like Frisian and Low
Saxon use
these kind of words and expressions or would they be considered taboo?

Pieter Bergman.

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

Hi, Pyt!

Sorry, I didn't get your request before today, when I got it in triplicate.

There are tons of French loanwords in Lowlands Saxon (Low German), partly
borrowed via Dutch and German (especially in the 18th century when French
was all the rage) and partly borrowed directly during French occupation in
the early 19th century.  Some of them are quite distorted due to most people
not knowing and reading French (at the time), and some are blends of LS or
German words with French loans (e.g., _vutteraasch_ <Futteraasch>
'provisions' < German _Futter_ 'feed' + French _fourrage_ 'feed').  Also,
there appear to be a few pseudo-French words; they seem like French loans,
but so far there is no satisfactory etymological explanation.  Two example
are _etepetete_ 'fussy', 'finicky', 'hoity-toity', 'niminy-piminy',
'pernickety', and _Schisslaweng_ '(overly/excentrically) grandiose
flourish'.

I have started compiling a (not exhaustive) list of such loans (also lists
of English, Dutch and Slavonic loans).  I can only give you a few tidbits of
the French loan inventory here:

schosen (<Schosen>) 'things', 'stories', 'matters', 'happening(s)' (<
choses)
tuur (<Tuur>) 'tour', 'trip', 'outing', 'way (of doing)', 'mood', 'rut' (<
tour)
paslatant (<Paßlatant>) 'activity for passing one's time', 'entertainer' (<
pour passer le temp)
perdü 'lost', 'gone' (< perdu)
partu 'in any case', 'by all/no means', 'absolutly' (< partout)
musche (<Musche>) 'mister' (usually jocular) (<monsieur>)
mamsell (<Mamsell>) '(female) housekeeper' (< mademoiselle)
raasch (<Raasch>) 'rage', 'anger' (< rage)
ambraasch ~ ambraass (<Ambraasch> ~ <Ambraas>) 'to-do', 'fuss' (< embarras)
schenant 'embarrassed', 'embarrassing' (< gênant)
schemisett (<Schemisett>) 'chemise', 'undershirt' (< chemisette)
pö-a-pö 'bit-by-bit', 'gradually' (< peu-à -peu)
momang (<Momang>) 'moment' (< moment)
priwee (<Privee>) 'privy', 'toilet' (< privé(e))
maless ~ malesch (<Maless> ~ <Malesch>) 'problem', 'trouble' (< malaise)
profoss 'forcefully' (< par force)
schossee (<Schossee>) 'causeway' (< chaussée)
visaasch (<Visaasch>) 'face', 'mug' (< visage)
schangs (<Schangs>) 'chance' (< chance)
schüy (<Schü>) 'sauce' (< jus)
assamblee (<Assamblee>) 'assembly', 'meeting' (< assemblée)
eksküys (<Exküüs>) 'excuse' (< excuse)
kuntreer (<kunträr>) 'contrary' (< contraire)
durabel ~ dürabel 'durable' (< durable)
vigilant (<figilant> ~ <vigilant>) 'vigilant' (< vigilant(e))
bredulj(e) (<Bredulje> ~ <Bredulch>) 'tense situation', 'jam' (< bredouille)
(ver)deffendeyren (<(ver)deffendeern>) 'defend' (< défendre)
eklepaasch (<Eklepaasch>) 'equipage' (< équipage)
entfamig(t) ~ entfaamt 'infamous', 'dastardly', 'mean' (< infâme)
kalmeyren (<kalmeern>) 'to calm down' (< calmer)
kamsool (<Kamsol>) 'sort jacket' (< camisole)
kaprytsch (<kaprietsch>) 'capricious' (< capricieux/se)
kontant ~ kuntant 'content' (< content(e))
jüst(emang) 'just (now)' (< juste(ment))
kastrull (<Kastrull>) 'casserole dish', 'saucepan' (< casserole)
alert 'alert (< alerte)
biljett (<Billet> ~ <Biljett>) 'ticket' (< billet)
awekk (<Aweck>) 'flourish', 'emphasis', 'belaboring addition' (< avec)
kumpabel 'capable', 'able' (< compable)
k(u)raasch (<K(u)raasch>) 'courage', 'daring' (< courage)
kumpelment (<Kumpelment>) 'compliment', 'regard', 'greeting' (< compliment)

Etc., etc. ...

Kumpelmenten!
Reinhard/Ron

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