On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:16:50 -0800 Randall R Schulz wrote: > 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.
According to the etymologies I've seen, Schulze is a shortened form of Schultheiss, which literally means, roughly, the one who orders debts to be collected (Schuld = debt, related to English should). Schutz derives from a word meaning to contain or damn in (water), related to English shut. Steve Berman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
