LL-L "Etymology ​" 2013.03.29 (01) [EN​]

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From: Henry Pijffers <henry.pijffers at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology​" 2013.03.28 (01) [EN​]

Joachim Kreimer wrote:

> In this case, NL *vochtig* for "moist" is linguistically an aberration,
> because the longer duration of the Germanic root syllable *fiuht* / *fūht*/ LS
> *füücht*,  is not kept in it. It had better developed as NL *vuucht(ig)*of
> *vuicht(tig)*, by this letting place to a desirable and *possible* NL *vechtig
> / vachtig / vochtig* (from *existing!) NL vecht / vacht / vocht* EN *fight,
> battle *etc).
>

There is the word "hardvochtig" in Dutch, which now means heartless,
callous, or harsh, but once used to mean brave.
There is also the word "vechtich" in the Delft Bible of 1477 (Jeremia
14:9), but there it seems to mean rather the opposite of brave.
regards,
Henry Pijffers



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