On the etymology of the dialect word prann ’fringe’ Cover Image

Naised, tehke mütsid kirjud ja prannidega
On the etymology of the dialect word prann ’fringe’

Author(s): Udo Uibo
Subject(s): Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Baltic Languages
Published by: SA Kultuurileht
Keywords: lexicology; etymology; dialectology; loanwords; Baltic German;

Summary/Abstract: The article looks at the origin of the dialect word prann ‘fringe’ and concludes that it is a loan deriving from the equivalent Baltic German word Franje.

  • Issue Year: LXVI/2023
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1007-1009
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Estonian