Re: Word connections - malaise and sit

Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:

> Reminds me of the Danish word kræsen, which means fastidious. I don't
> have an etymological dictionary here, but I'd very surprised if it
> didn't come from kristen, meaning christian --- perhaps with a detour
> around a meaning similar to cretin (< F chrêtien).
My etymological dictionary says it comes from _kræsa_
"förpläga", ('provide with food and drink'), which is
formed from _kras_ "läcker mat", ('dainty food').

||| daniel

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