Thomas Olander
sproghistorie.dk
Thomas Olander
@sproghistorie.dk
Historical linguist. Associate professor of Indo-European Studies at the University of Copenhagen. – Telefon: 60 70 56 89.
ODS nævner et tysk Augenstein »sten med øjeformede pletter, ell. rund, ægformet sten«. Ved ikke helt hvor det bringer os hen.
October 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Sjove ord! Det danske ord ser gammelt ud (gammeldansk øghensten, jf. svensk ögonsten, oldnordisk aug(n)asteinn), og hverken ODS eller Katlev (Politikens etymologisk [sic] ordbog) nævner noget om tysk indflydelse.
October 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Blame the medieval Danes! 🤬
November 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Tusind tak! 🙏
November 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM
1. Provided you read Danish 😅

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November 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM