LL-L "Lexicon" 2006.03.14 (01) [E]

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14 March 2006 * Volume 01
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From: Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong <Dutchmatters at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2006.03.13 (11) [E]

Arthur mentions about the Goths: So no "yesterday evening" in Gothic
because they simply had no memory of it. But they apparently had hangovers
('kattas"),.......

Aha! so hence the Dutch word for hangover is "kater", which normally means
tom cat. I never understood that since all my real-life tom cats have been
wonderful housemates. Jacqueline

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From: R. F. Hahn
Subject: Lexicon

Hoi, Jacqueline!

As for "hangover," it's the same in Low Saxon (kater_ ["kQ:t3`]) and German 
(_Kater_).

I'm sure there's some story behind this one.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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