Re: German loans in Polish

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> >
> > >The important thing here was the *oldest*, pre-Ostsiedlung layer
> > >of German loanwords in Polish.
> >
> > I know; yet the beginning of OS is also important, since the
> > transition from OHG to MHG was gradual, centuries long - at least
> > as far as *vocabulary* is of concern.
>
> The important thing here was the *oldest*, pre-Ostsiedlung layer
> of German loanwords in Polish.
>  
> ****GK:Just out of curiosity:
> (1) Is there any information about a similar *oldest* in the Sorbian
> languages, or in Kashubian (unless the latter is considered a Polish
> dialect)?

Not in Kästner's article.

> (2) Is there any study of local dialects in the old Polabian areas
> subsequently Germanized? *****
>

There probably is, Kästner doesn't mention it, his easy dismissal worries me too.

I'll get back with a list of the words. My scanner broke, so I'll have to get a new one or copy at the libray, so things will be a bit slow from here.


Torsten