LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.02.12 (01) [E/LS]

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From: "list at marcusbuck.org" <list at marcusbuck.org>
Subject: LL-L 'Etymology' 2007.02.11 (04) [E]

From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Another noun of this class may be Bontje (also pronounced Bontsche, e.g.,
in
> Hamburg) for 'candy', 'sweet' (German Bonbon, originally probably French).
>
> A rare case of an adverbial diminutive borrowed from Dutch is
> suutje([zu(ː)tje], also pronounced
> suutsche, e.g., in Hamburg) 'slowly and steadily', 'carefully',
'gingerly',
> etc., apparently from Dutch zoetjes, derived from zoet [zut] 'sweet' (cf.
> French doucement, literally "sweetly"). (Low Saxon for 'sweet' is sööt
> [zÅ"ɪt]
> ~ [zÉ"ɪt].)
>
> I suspect there are lots more Dutch loanwords in Low Saxon (not even
> counting the dialects of the Netherlands), but in many cases there are no
> tell-tale signs, and the two languages are so closely related that many
such
> loanwords go undetected.
>
> Regards,
> Reinhard/Ron

Wi hebbt aver ok inheemsche Wöör op -tje, 'lüttje' to'n Bispeel. Suutje mag
ut
dat Nedderlandsche kamen, bi Bontje glööv ik dor nich an, oder wat schall
dor
dat nedderlandsche Woort to wesen, vun dat dat afkaamt?

Schöne Gröten
Marcus Buck
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