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Help[Facts] Re: The Meaning of Snickelfritz
in reply to a message by TC
There is another thread on Snicklefritz here: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/3668380 an I wrote there:
It reminds of the regional German word schnäkelig¹ "dainty, fastidious, fussy (when eating)", and the region (Palatinate) fits to the origins of Pennsylvania Dutch. Of course, when your child is like that, you may have a lot of conflicts.
--elbowin
¹ Look here for a map of schnäkelig in the German speaking countries: https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-3/f09b/
It reminds of the regional German word schnäkelig¹ "dainty, fastidious, fussy (when eating)", and the region (Palatinate) fits to the origins of Pennsylvania Dutch. Of course, when your child is like that, you may have a lot of conflicts.
--elbowin
¹ Look here for a map of schnäkelig in the German speaking countries: https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-3/f09b/
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