From: Marc Verhaegen
Message: 8337
Date: 2001-08-05
>I think I mentioned this earlier, but I still find it remarkable.Yes, not unlikely.
>Oresund is in certain older (Modern) English documents simply 'The
>Sound'. The remarkable thing is that it's not the Something Sound, as
>in Long Island Sound, or Puget Sound. It's like The Channel or The
>Atlantic, or the moon or the sun. A unique singularity. It says
>something about British sailors and their world-view -- and how far
>they sailed. Mark Odegard
>> >By the way the Dutch word schaduwen also appears
>> >similar to the name of the Danish town of Skagen,
>> >which is dominates the Skaw landform. JS Crary
>>
>>What is the etymology of Skagerrak? Can danish Skaw
>>be derived from (medieval) Dutch schaduw? rather from
>>something like old-saxon Skado?
>>If Kattegat comes from Dutch Kwade Gat (folk
>>etymology?), it must date from the Hanse times?
>> Marc