LL-L 'Etymology' 2006.08.25 (01) [E/F]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 25 August 2006 * Volume 01
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From: 'Global Moose Translations' [globalmoose at t-online.de]
Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2006.08.24 (01 [E/F/LS/German]

Johnny wrote:
> GRIMM schrivvt:
>
> "BRACHLERCHE, f. alauda campestris. die lerche sitzt gern auf Ã
> ¤ckern in der
> furche, vgl. das gedicht von des hundes nôt 81 (in einer
> furhstege) und
> WACKERNAGELS hübsche deutung von lerche, lêracha aus laiswacha,
> furchenwacherin
> (HAUPT 5, 14), der doch das ags. lâferce, altn. lôa, lafa
> entgegentritt."
> Man- de Lark sitt amend ne inne Föhr- de sitt leyber opp dennen
> platten Acker!

Speaking of the Grimms in this context - one of their fairy tales, basically
another version of Beauty and the Beast, is called "Das singende, springende
Löweneckerchen". This "Löweneckerchen" (a small lion beechnut??) is supposed
to be another name for the lark.

Gabriele Kahn

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From: Henno Brandsma [hennobrandsma at hetnet.nl]
Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2006.08.24 (01 [E/F/LS/German]

> From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yhoo.com]
> Subject: Etymology
>
> Hi, Heather!
>
> As a part of the "High German Shift" (in which Low Saxon and other
> Lowlands
> varieties did not participate), _tw-_ and _dw-_ have changed to /
> tsv-/ (written
> _zw-_); e.g.;
>
> English | W.Frisian | Dutch | L.Saxon || German | Luxemb. | Yiddish
>
> two | twa | twee | /tvei/ twee || zwei | zwee | צוויי tsvey
>
> twelve | tolf | twaalf | /tvölv/ twölf || zwölf | zwielef |
> צוועלף tsvelf

Ik soe "tolve" sizze (is neffens my ek gebrûkliker, mar js, ik kom
mar sa selden yn it heitelân dat ik miskjin in libjend fossyl oan it
wurden bin....)

> twenty | tweintich | twintig | /tvintig/ twintig || zwanzig |
> zwanzeg | ×¦×•×•×Ö·× ×¦×™×§
> tsvantsik
>
> dwarf | dwerch | dwerg | /dvarg/ Dwarg || Zwerg | Zwerg | --
>
> (compel) | -- | dwingen | /dviN-n/ dwingen || zwingen | zwéngen |
> ×¦×•×•×™× ×’×¢×Ÿ tsvingen

It W. Frysk hat "twinge". Ik tocht altyd (mar ik bin grif mis) dat
dizze t (foar it Holl. "dwingen" oer) fan it selde lekken in pakje
wie as "tinke" <--> "denken". Ferlykje ek "twers" (ferâldere, no
meast "dwers" of sels (AARGH) "dwars" mei Holl. bylûdkloft
(=consonant cluster)) <--> "dwars", "twjirre" (in soarte fan wyn,
etymologysk besibbe oan Holl. "dwarrelen", dus "dwarrelwind" sis mar)
esfh, dy't op âlde "th" werom geane. Ingelsk "to thwart" heart grif
ek yn dit rychje thús.
Dat miskjin is it "tw" (as yn twa) en "thw" (twinge) as foarrinders
fan dizze "tw" en "dw" ?

> Gothic | Old Norse | Old English | Old Frisian | Old Saxon || Old
> German
>
> twai | tveir | twá | twâ | twâ, twô | twâ, twô, twê || zwâ,
> zwô
>
> twalif | tólf | twelf | twelef, twilif | twelif, twilif, twulif ||
> zwelif
>
> twai-tigjus | tuttugu | twentig | tw(e)intich | twentig, twēntig ||
> zweinzug
>
> -- | dvergr | dweorg, dweorh | dwirg | dwerg || twerg (> zwerg)
>
> -- | þvinga | -- | thwinga | thwingan || dwingan (> *twingan >
> zwingen)
>
> ***
>
> Words that in Modern German begin with _tw-_ or _dw-_ are
> inevitably loanwords
> (usually from Low Saxon or English).
>
> I hope this clarifies it.
>
> Regards,
> Reinhard/Ron
> (birthday boy)

Lokwinske mei dyn jierdei !

Groetnis

Henno Brandsma

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