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Re: 'caron'

From:Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
Date:Thursday, July 8, 2004, 14:22
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 06:43:28 -0700, Philippe Caquant
<herodote92@...> wrote:
> Anyway, what does 'hacek' mean ? OK, it means caron, > but I mean, etymologically ?
I'm told it means "little hook"; I imagine it's cognate, then, to English "hook" and German "Haken/Häkchen". Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>