On Wednesday 13 December 2006 10:01, Geir A. Myrestrand wrote: > Philipp Thomas wrote: > > On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:13:31 -0800, Randall R Schulz wrote: > >> Schulz means "protector," or something of that ilk. > > > > Let a German tell you that it doesn't ;-) I can only guess that it > > is related to Schulze, which is an old term for mayor. So in the > > end, you weren't *that* far away :) > > No need to guess, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulz
I wrote "policeman" first, but then after checking the association with the SS, changed it to "protector." I'm guessing that a common root is involved with all these various meanings. > If it is in Wikipedia then it is true, right? ;-) Wikipedia defines reality. > -- > > Geir A. Myrestrand RRS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
