LL-L "Etymology" 2011.08.02 (01) [EN]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

I wrote:

I wonder if it is possible that English "hovel" and Dutch
*heuvel*[ˈhøːv̥əɫ] are diminutive (/-l/) forms of what in German is
*Hof* [hoːf], Low Saxon *(/hov/) Hoff* [hɔf] (pl. *H**ọ̈v'* [høːˑv] ~ *H**
ọ̈ven* [ˈhøːvn̩] ~ [ˈhøːvm̩]) 'yard', 'farmstead' (traditionally implying
'fenced-in ...') < Indo-European **keu-* 'to bend'. It is not clear if
"bend' here refers to weaving plant material for a fence, or if it refers to
early farmsteads being on elevated ground (i.e. in the sense of 'bulging').
Cf. Norwegian *hov* meaning both 'elevated ground' (perhaps also 'mound')
and 'fenced-in ground' (and in extension 'temple mound').

Importantly, Indo-European **keu-* is the origin of "high", *hoog*,
*hoch*etc. as well.

I should have mentioned that Old English has *hof* in the same sense.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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From: Hellinckx Luc luc.hellinckx at gmail.com

Subject: LL-L "Etymology"


Beste Lowlanders,

Great to see that when it comes to voting US politicians still have to
choose between "yea" and "nay", not "yes" and "no". Would this be a Dutch
relict?

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium


 <sassisch at yahoo.com>
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