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From: tombre@crin.UUCP (Karl Tombre)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Easy languages (number of vowels: English vs. Esperanto)
Message-ID: <146@crin.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 22:21:05 EST
Article-I.D.: crin.146
Posted: Tue Feb 18 22:21:05 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Feb-86 06:43:00 EST
References: <889@kuling.UUCP>
Reply-To: tombre@crin.UUCP (Karl Tombre)
Organization: C.R.I.N., Nancy, France
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In article <889@kuling.UUCP> christer@kuling.UUCP (Christer Johansson) writes:
>In article <144@crin.UUCP> of Sat, 15-Feb-86 04:24:49 GMT
>tombre@crin.UUCP (Karl Tombre) writes:
>
>> OK, there are common
>>roots in many european languages, 
>>
>>- other words have specifically scandinavian origins: "husband", "town",
>>  "garden" ...
>
>What is the origin of "town"? The origins of 'husband' and 'garden' are obvious
>(at least if you speak a scandinavian language.)

   Well town comes from "tun" I believe (as in gaardstun)

And for those who don't speak a scandinavian language:

    husband  <--  hus-bonde (~~ the master in the house)
    garden   <--  gard (farm, piece of land)

Lenge leve Skandinavia!

   Cheers,
-- 
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       Alfred de Musset.