Then I wasn't far off the mark after all. Thanks for the background information. Lassen and lace are "tied together" in origin. I like words. Bev in Shirley BC Canada
On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Gon Homburg <[email protected]> wrote: > The etymology of the dutch word âlassenâ is: > From Middle Dutch <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Dutch> lasschen > <https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=lasschen&action=edit&redlink=1> > (âto join togetherâ). Further etymology is unclear, but probably > borrowed from Old French <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French> lacer > <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lacer#Old_French> (âto tieâ). > -- Sent from my iPod - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
