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Subject:	Re: Siskin
Author:	Jim Young (guest, 83.100.208.217)
Date:	February 8, 2009 at 12:28:44 PM
Reply to:	Re: Siskin by Paul

My dictionary describes the siskin as "a yellowish green finch". Finch, Fink and Spink are all English surnames meaning "finch". With regard to meaning Paul Reaney writes "perhaps 'simpleton'".
As to the origin of the word siskin, my dictionary again, "German dialect sisschen; apparently Slavic". So we're back with the Slavs.

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Messages in this thread:

Zieske (Low German? Meaning? - Paul Feb 3 2009, 1:20:26 PM
- Re: Zieske (Low German? Meaning? - Marc Feb 3 2009, 5:24:24 PM
  - Re: Zieske (Low German? Meaning? - Paul Feb 6 2009, 7:01:29 AM
    - Re: Zieske (Low German? Meaning? - picard Feb 6 2009, 1:54:39 PM
      - Re: Siskin - Paul Feb 7 2009, 3:30:28 PM
        
        Re: Siskin - Jim Young Feb 8 2009, 12:28:44 PM
        
        Re: Siskin - Marc Feb 8 2009, 2:16:30 PM

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