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De : "J%ORG KNAPPEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> No, in german "welsch" always means a romance language (in most
> cases french, but also italian and even romanian can fill in). Note
> also "rotwelsch".
How about Welschkorn ? Isn't it the equivalent of foreign here ? Welsch =
Indian ?
See also Welschbonen, Welsh in English, Walnut/Walnu� (nux gallica).
P. Andries
P.-S.: V�lsk in Swedish is also linked to Welsch (according to Kluge's
Etymologisches W�rterbuch), but what does it mean ?
