Re: OT: German reputation
| From: | Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 13, 2004, 18:24 |
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On Monday 13 December 2004 09:21, Sally Caves wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Haden" <magwich78@...>
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> > What does "tschüß" mean?
> >
> > - Rob
>
> Maybe I'm spelling it wrong, but it seems to have replaced "ciao" in German
> leave-taking expressions. Beyond that, I have no idea what it's derivation
> is. I think I read somewhere that it comes from Austria. ??
>
According to my Duden etymological reference, it comes from Low German/North
German (Niederdeutsch) atschüs or adjüs, which was probably derived from
Spanish a diós.
We used "tschüß" or "tschüßi" in Berlin all the time, as a way to say 'bye'.
-Sylvia
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