17 Jul
2003
17 Jul
'03
9:11 a.m.
Hallo,
Alfons Adriaensen hat gesagt: // Alfons Adriaensen wrote:
"Knecht" is Dutch (and maybe also German),
and is the male form of
"maid" as in "kitchenmaid" - a domestic or farm labourer. In Dutch
the
word is these days used only to denote the 'assistants', as opposed
to the 'leader' in a cycling team.
Yes, "Knecht" in German and Dutch is the same. The funny think with my
name is, that the "Bar" in front has nothing to do withe beverages,
but means "free" (like in "barefoot", a foot "free" of
shoes). So a
Barknecht is a laborer, that now is free. Or maybe a freelancer?
Well, all this is the genuine truth...
ciao
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Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__