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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread karst #83964 10/20/2002 6:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Actually, karst which I thought was German, is said to be from Serbo-Croatian. karst n. Ger, after Karst, name of the hinterland of Trieste, altered Slovenian Kras6 a region made up of porous limestone containing deep fissures and sinkholes and characterized by underground caves and streams How about that. My dictionary says it is a German word! So I was right, after all. I was reminded of the word, which was used in story about the Spring Gihon in the Bible. For a story about that, see:http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi664.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: karst #83965 10/20/2002 6:45 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... milum is King Karst on this board, by the way. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: karst #83966 10/20/2002 7:00 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: how did he become kingk arst? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: karst #83967 10/20/2002 7:12 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 how did he become kingk arst? By being preposterous. 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. (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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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