LL-L "Etymology" 2005.10.28 (02) [A/E]

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28 October 2005 * Volume 02
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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L Etymology" 2005.10.26 (02) [E/A]

Dag almal!

Ja, Gustaaf, ek ken etmaal in Afrikaans maar die gebruik daarvan is arga?es
en die gewone spreker en mense jonger as 50 sal dit beslis nie ken nie.

Groete,
Elsie Zinsser

>nychtemeron / etmaal / dygn.

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.10.26 (02) [E]

Ron, Gabriele,

to the use of  _Etmal_ in German Ron wrote:

> I have come across Low Saxon _etmaal_ (<Etmahl>, <Ettmahl>) a few times.
> But I think this is now archaic and obscure, at least on the German side
> of
> the border.

and Gabriele:

> In German, the word "Etmal" means the distance that a ship travels in 24
> hours. It is still heavily used in crossword puzzles...

Let me remark that it is still in use as a quite common word amongst sailors
("Seemannssprache"), in the meaning Gabriele explained it.
But it obviously isn't regarded to be a German word, because it's not listed
in the etymological DUDEN.

Greutens/Regards

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm 

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