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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread lucubrate #184023 03/31/2009 7:48 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague First time in almost three years that I see a root word that is still very much alive in today's language. (yes, I read the e-mails, both form Wordsmith and from WWftD) "Leuk" . A word constantly used as adverb, adjectiv and exclamation. Meaning nice, pleasant , pretty and amusing. Someone inviting us to a party or a walk we say : OK."Leuk!" As an adjective it mostly takes the meaning of pleasant, nice. A leuk story, a leuk event etc. Does someone know if there is a site that shows on an all languages scale other still active root words? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate BranShea #184029 03/31/2009 12:58 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Does someone know if there is a site that shows on an all languages scale other still active root words? Not for all languages, but for the major Indo-European ones there's always the online version of Pokorny's Indogermansiches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (link), but the interface is kind of sucky and I tend to use my offline version. Slowly, I have been collecting links to the major European online (monolingual) dictionaries and most of these contain etymological data. For Dutch, there is Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands (link), but you have to register. I also own Etymologisch Woordenboek der Nederlandssche Tal. I've had less luck with the various versions of Wiktionary, e.g., Dutch). Dutch leuk is cognate with English luke as in lukewarm (see root *kelə- 'warm' in A-H link). (Interesting that tautology.) Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate zmjezhd #184043 03/31/2009 7:24 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Thanks. I've done some more looking around and I got the message that my above mentioned word is just by accident equal to the root word 'leuk ' and has an alltogether different root for itself. I'll keep the links as a reminder. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate BranShea #184090 04/03/2009 6:18 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: BranShea First time in almost three years that I see a root word that is still very much alive in today's language. (yes, I read the e-mails, both form Wordsmith and from WWftD) "Leuk" . A word constantly used as adverb, adjectiv and exclamation. Meaning nice, pleasant , pretty and amusing. Someone inviting us to a party or a walk we say : OK."Leuk!" As an adjective it mostly takes the meaning of pleasant, nice. A leuk story, a leuk event etc. Does someone know if there is a site that shows on an all languages scale other still active root words? When my mother screamed "LEUK" I knew I was in trouble, no matter how it was spelled. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate LukeJavan8 #184112 04/04/2009 3:44 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague That's funny. When my mother screamed "LEUK" I had done something praiseworthy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate LukeJavan8 #184143 04/06/2009 1:34 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky When my mother screamed "LEUK" I knew I was in trouble, no matter how it was spelled. Ha! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate Jackie #184170 04/06/2009 9:12 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water And I can still hear her from the way beyond ! Last edited by LukeJavan; 04/06/2009 9:13 PM. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: lucubrate LukeJavan8 #184175 04/07/2009 1:22 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina PastorVon member PastorVon member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina And was that on Tatooine? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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. 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