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[Surname] Re: Schopenhauer
by Marc (guest)
7/1/2012, 11:11 AM
in reply to a message by Getb
A Schopenhauer was a woodworker who made brewers' ladles. It comes from Middle Low German schope 'ladle' and houwer (modern Hauer) 'cutter, hewer'.
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Schopenhauer  ·  Getb  ·  7/1/2012, 12:20 AM
•Re: Schopenhauer  ·  Marc  ·  7/1/2012, 11:11 AM
•Re: Schopenhauer  ·  Getb  ·  7/4/2012, 12:07 PM