Author: Günther Simon
Date: 01:54:04 12/22/03
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On December 21, 2003 at 21:06:33, Richard Sutherland wrote: >On December 21, 2003 at 20:47:49, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>> >>>"Swartzenegger" means "Black Plowman" in German.. >> >>it is "Schwarzes" that means black ... > > > > >Correct, but the point I was making was that "negger" in this context, is >"plowman". Richard, that's just half right. The name 'Schwarzenegger' derives from the adjective 'schwarzen' and the substantive 'egger', by which the last really means plowman. Should be pronounced then 'Schwarzen-egger'. Regards, Günther
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