LL-L "Etymology" 2012.04.26 (02) [EN]

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From: "Steven Hanson" <ammurit at gmail.com>
 Subject: "Lowlands" - Vocabulary

I’m attempting to stir up some conversation.  Here goes: Another member
mentioned the Hexensabbat (Walpurgisnacht?), which prompted me to check my
handy-dandy Online Etymology Dictionary (*
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php* <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php>)
for anything interesting about the English word ‘hex’, which I knew to be
related to the German.  I found that it comes from Pennsylvania German
‘hexe’, meaning to practice witchcraft.  What struck me a bit was the verb does
not end in an n, which made me think of when I studied Dutch and how there
are some varieties where the final n, although written, is not
pronounced.  Perhaps
a bit of Lowlandic influence on the variety of German that would find its
way to Pennsylvania?

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

Hi, Steven!

Many, if not most, non-standard German dialects have *-e* where Standard
German and Low Saxon have *-en*.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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