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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: I want a recount #122279 02/23/04 04:01 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 the etymology of "boss", the guy who gives you orders I'd allus heard it was from the Afrikaans, baas. AHD4 says it's Dutch, not Afrikaans. http://www.bartleby.com/61/86/B0408600.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bibliopole wwh 02/07/04 08:33 PM Re: bibliopole Bingley 02/14/04 12:06 PM Re: bibliopole wwh 02/14/04 02:54 PM Re: bibliopole Bingley 02/16/04 08:29 AM Re: bibliopole wwh 02/16/04 02:00 PM Re: bibliopole Faldage 02/16/04 02:03 PM Re: bibliopole Buffalo Shrdlu 02/16/04 02:12 PM Re: bibliopole wwh 02/16/04 02:24 PM Re: bibliopole Faldage 02/16/04 02:25 PM Re: bibliopole Buffalo Shrdlu 02/16/04 03:08 PM Re: bibliopole Faldage 02/16/04 03:22 PM I want a recount Sparteye 02/22/04 11:53 PM Re: I want a recount Fiberbabe 02/23/04 02:45 PM Re: I want a recount wwh 02/23/04 03:39 PM Re: I want a recount Faldage 02/23/04 04:01 PM Re: I want a recount jheem 02/23/04 04:45 PM Re: I want a recount jheem 02/23/04 04:44 PM Re: I want a recount doc_comfort 06/30/04 09:54 AM boss wofahulicodoc 07/05/04 01:17 PM Re: boss Buffalo Shrdlu 07/05/04 02:52 PM Re: boss jheem 07/06/04 12:33 AM Re: pimply jheem 02/16/04 03:34 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,334 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 729 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,543 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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