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Re: OT: passport languages

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Friday, August 29, 2003, 12:00
 --- Andreas Johansson skrzypszy:

> > >_Leger_ looks like Sw _läger_ "camp", [...] > > > > "Leger" in Dutch means simply "army". > > OK. Do you know if it's related? The German is _Lager_.
I presume so. After all, it's not a huge step from "camp" to "army"... BTW "leger" has also another meaning in Dutch: "lair", or "form" of a hare. Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/