Issues of dialect etymology – luskopy. Cover Image

Z zagadnień etymologii gwarowej – luskopy
Issues of dialect etymology – luskopy.

Author(s): Renata Kucharczyk
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: etymology; Germanism; Polish sub-dialects; names of yokes.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to establish the etymology of a subdialectal word luskopy ‘shoulder yoke for carrying buckets of water. Luskopy functions as an indivisible word but it probably originated from the German compositum. The noticeable parallelism between the names of yokes and harness parts suggests that the first segment of the analysed compound may come from the German Ross ‘horse’. The second part of the compound may be derived from the German Koppel meaning a ‘leather belt’ or a ‘yoke’, or Kappe ‘headgear’.

  • Issue Year: 15/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 127-136
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish