LL-L "Etymology" 2005.04.14 (07) [E]

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: Etymology

Dear Lowlanners, Reinhard,

a good ten days ago there was in the topic "Traditions" the _gowk_. Ron
wrote:
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> _Gowk_ and _gack_ appear to be related to Dutch _gek_, Low Saxon _gek_
> (<Geck>) and German _Geck_, all 'fool'.

Yesterday a friend of mine, linguist by profession, I asked for the word:
LS: "Jokus", E: "joke", "jocose", G: "Jux".

He told me, that this word first appeared in the 18. century among students,
meaning G: "Rederei", "Geschwätz".
It is assumed to be akin to Latin: "jocolator" = G: "Gaukler" as well as to
AHD (Old-High-German): "jehan" - G: "ansagen, verkünden...".
Its roots are supposely indoeuropean and cognate with the French: "jeu".

Greutens/sincerely

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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