LL-L "Etymology" 2007.11.28 (04) [D/E]

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L O W L A N D S - L  -  28 November 2007 - Volume 04
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From: Roland Desnerck <desnerck.roland at skynet.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.11.28 (02) [E]

Beste Ron, Mark en allen,
In verband met "taptoe" lees ik in het Etymologisch Woordenboek van Prof. J.
Vercoullie (een Oostendenaar!), 1925, op blz. 344:
taptoe v.: vergel. Ndd.  tappenslag, Zw. tappeni!gen, Hgd. zapfenstreich. De
betek. is wel doet den tap toe (zoo ook slag op den tap om hem toe te doen),
namelijk in de herbergen, als men moet ophouden drank te bestellen. uit het
Ndl. komt De., Zw. tapto, Eng. tattoo.
Toetnoasteki,
Roland Desnerck
Oostende, West-Vlaanderen.

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From: Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong <Dutchmatters at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.11.28 (02) [E]

Hi Mark and Ron. That was quite an eye opener. I had no idea that "taptoe",
the melody that to this day is played at lights out in Military and Boy
Scout circles had that meaning.

But it is logical. Fun!!! Jacqueline

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