Re: Dutch/vlaams (was [tied] Etruscans)

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From: tgpedersen

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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:08 AM

Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re: Dutch/vlaams (was [tied] Etruscans)

> Do you have a source on this?
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> There are a couple of interesting maps at this address
> and following pages :
> http://www.mdsk. net/histb_ fr.html
> If you have some trouble with French
> I can help

http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Dutch_language
http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Old_Frankish

Would you like to comment on this quote from your source?
"
Dans les ports de la côte flamande, le dialecte utilisé par les
marchands de la Mer du Nord est l'ANGLO-FRISON. Les caractéristiques
anglo-frisonnes se retrouveront plus tard dans le Germanique de la Mer
du Nord qui connaîtra son apogée vers l'an 1000 sur les côtes de la
Baltique et de la Mer du Nord.
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It translates as :

"In the harbours of Flanders Coast (From Calais to Belgie up) the dialect used by salesmen of the North-sea was Anglo-frisian (Frisian and "Anglisk" are supposed to be closest). Anglo-frisian features (of this dialect) are to be found later in the Germanic languages spoken "around" the north sea. This Anglo-frisian reached its maximum (expansion I suppose) circa the year 1000 along the coast of Baltic sea and North-sea"
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I have found a text from 1286 that has a couple of words "Germanic-looking".

They may shed some light on Dutch or no Dutch in Boulogne's area. 

I let you know.

Arnaud