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   L O W L A N D S - L * 20 February 2006 * Volume 06
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Crafts

I wrote:


> I suspect Dutch _kouse_ to be derived from *_kolsa_> and/or *_kalsa_ and 
> as > such is related to archaic English _calzoons_, > derived from 
> Romanic; cf. > French _calçon_, _caleçon_, _chausse_, Spanish > _calza_, 
> _calzones_,
> Portuguese _calça_, _calções_, Italian _calza_, > _calzoni_, Late Latin
> _calciones_ < *_calcea_.  These denoted mostly > drawers, early forms of
> trousers, namely leggings with sewn-in crotch covering.J. de Vries' 
> _Etymologisch Woordenboek_ corroborates and tweaks this by pointing out 
> that Dutch _kous_ 'trousers' comes from Middle Dutch _couse_ derived from 
> Picard _cauce_ which is related to Old French _chauce_, going back to 
> Latin _calceus_ 'shoe'.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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