Re: [tied] Boss

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...>
wrote:

> Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
>
> >><<<OED2 says that Du. <baas> 'master' was formerly 'uncle' and
> >>is "supposed to be related to Ger. _base_ female cousin, OHG
> >>_basa_ 'aunt'".<<<
> >>
> >>I checked out three Dutch etymological dictionaries:
> >>1. Vercouille (1925): Baas < father's brother, basa, father's

sister.

> >>Followed by the rather peculiar explanation that the PIE word

was a compound

> >>with *pater-, and that initial *p- changed to b, rather than to

f.

> >>2. Van Wijck/Haeringen (1949): the link with basa is very

uncertain

> >>3. Van Dale (2000): Eymology unknown.
> >
> >
> > 4. De Vries/de Tollenaere (1991): Etymology unknown.
>
> There's an excellent, well-researched article that establishes the
> etymology of <boss>, at least to my satisfaction. I haven't got it

to

> hand, but if I don't forget I'll give you the reference plus a

summary

> later on.
>

Different strokes for different folks. I look forward to the
reference.


Torsten