LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (02) [DE-EN]

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From: E Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (04) [EN]

Hoi alltouhoop,

Jonny, I believe that both these forms relate to the Latin maculatus >
macula 'spot'
hence 'spotless'.

But you confuse virginity with perfection and purity; I had a bad virgin
tooth a few years back.

Cheerio,

Elsie Zinsser

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From: E Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
 Subject: L-L "Etymology"

Hi all,

And further afield I see (Free Online Dictionary) that the name for

the *Mi*'*kmaq* tribe comes from the Algonquin word, nikmak, *meaning*

"my kin-friends."

Coincidental, the 'mak' root?

Cheerio,
Elsie Zinsser

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From: Diederik Masure <didimasure at hotmail.com>
 Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (04) [EN]

RE/Jonny:

Norwegian has makelaus, which looks almost exactly the same but it means
"without equal", "outstanding" which seems similar in meaning but doesn't
have any sense of 'pure, virgin'.
It's said to be derrived from Norse maki (norwegian make), which means 1)
"something similar" 2) husband 3) one out of a pair of things belonging
together.
So then seems to be derrived from meaning 1 here. They don't mention Latin
macula tho:/
maybe a Germanic word similar in shape (*makan-) coincided here with the
Latin one (macula) wich partial interchanging of meanings?

Diederik

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From: Hannelore Hinz <HanneHinz at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (06) [EN]

Hallo Jonny und Freunde,

nun mische ich als Mecklenburgerin auch noch mit. Aber keine Angst.
Eine *Mäkeli
*(* i  *betont) f. Tadel, Ausstellungen kann es gar nicht geben, denn ...die
Tangente ist auch eine Berührende... (kl. Spaß: nimm deine Tangente (Hände)
von mir ...)
- m ä k e l i g  nörgend, tadelsüchtig. - M ä k e l j o g e n, - j ö o r n,
- m e i e r  nörgelnder, streitsüchtiger Mensch. - *mäkeln  *tadeln,
aussetzen, bemängeln, *mähkeln; mäkeln un häkeln *(Waren); *mäkeln un
muustern *(RostockDoberan).
Zss.: *af-, be-, utmäkeln.*
Wir *mäkeln nich un häkeln nich,* vielleicht *knüppen *knüpfen, knoten   wir
einen bunten Sprachen-Teppich.

(s. Wossidlo/Teuchert u. Fritz Reuter)

...hm, hier ist ein heißer Sommertag ...

Beste Grüße.
Hanne

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