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Re: Word connections - malaise and sit

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Friday, May 25, 2001, 14:46
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 -- <> Mad llamgalf! <> daniel.andreasson@telia.com <> <> Ond llam! <> www.geocities.com/conlangus <>

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