Klarinet Archive - Posting 000251.txt from 2005/09

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pinky again
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:53:46 -0400

Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:

> .....none of which eliminates the apparent fact that "finger" derives
> to some extent from the German "five", and "little five" therefore
> relates to "little finger", even if the are several steps between
> "five" and "pinkie".

Yeah, but Dutch is basically a Germanic language. Or rather Dutch,
German, English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and others all descend from
the same origins, though some (particularly English) have significant
influence from other languages.

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