What's more, the origin of the apple fruit itself was a mystery for a good while. Apparently, all domestic apple variants are bred from an ancestor found in Kashakstan or thereabouts. It is one of the longest cultivated trees in human history. :-)
Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Monkey Hug Much as I like etymology, I looked "apple" up in my Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. The word, in all it's similarities from language to language, has "originated" in all European languages from Italy to the top of Scandanavia. Of course, it's taken from the Old English, Old Frisian, etc... And, I also learned that in English, Apple's first stressed vowel is shown as "�" like the Danes use it. Never knew that. Most languages don't stray far from the tree <g> and with few exceptions, the written word is easily recognizable. I suspect it's even more obvious when pronounced, as Anders pointed out. Cotty wrote: > > On 7/9/04, Anders Hultman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >>Yes. In Swedish too, but we spell it with one p: "apelsin". >>>So, how do you say "apple" in Danish and Norwegian? >>Danish: �ble >>Norwegian: eple >>Swedish: �pple >> >>All three are pronounced quite much like English "apple". > Hey I like this thread :-) Me too! - keith > Cheers, > Cotty
