LL-L "Etymology" 2004.10.26 (02) [E]

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From: Pyt Berg <pytbergy at yahoo.com>
Subject: Spanish in Ducth


In Dutch there is a word I have not seen in LS or Deutsch.

MOOI does it come from the Spanish MUY?

Can anyone help with this and other Spanish words in Dutch?

Dank je well.

Pieter Bergman.

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Etymology

Hi, Pyt!

_Mooi_ (~ _moi_) *is* used in Lowlands Saxon (Low German) also in Germany,
though mostly in the farwestern dialects.  Like the greeting "Moin!", it has
been spreading eastward.

I would not be too surprised if it turned out a Dutch loanword, like for
instance (_zoetje_ >) _suutje_ 'slow, easy and gently' (perhaps ultimately a
calque of French _doucement_ 'sweetly' > 'gently'?)

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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