Comments on: Dander http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dander/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seamstress http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dander/comment-page-1/#comment-154 seamstress Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:07:37 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dander/#comment-154 Well, although <i>Blitzen</i> is a German word, Germans will rather resort to <i>Blitz</i> when speaking of lightning. <i>Blitzen</i> - as a noun - is more likely to mean a sparkle. <i>Blitzen</i> probably only made it into Santa's team as <i>Blitz</i> does not rhyme with Vixen... Well, although Blitzen is a German word, Germans will rather resort to Blitz when speaking of lightning. Blitzen – as a noun – is more likely to mean a sparkle.

Blitzen probably only made it into Santa’s team as Blitz does not rhyme with Vixen…

]]> By: rahulk http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dander/comment-page-1/#comment-153 rahulk Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:33:45 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dander/#comment-153 Well i think this comment and I always thought it was the German Donner and Blitzen until I looked it up. Of course my references or memory could be wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------- rahulk <a href="http://www.widecircles.ca" rel="nofollow">Wide Circles</a> Well i think this comment and I always thought it was the German Donner and Blitzen until I looked it up. Of course my references or memory could be wrong.

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]]> By: OrdinaryPhil http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dander/comment-page-1/#comment-151 OrdinaryPhil Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:50:34 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dander/#comment-151 The reindeer names are probably either Donner and Blitzen (German), Dunder and Blixem (Dutch or close to it), or Donder and Blixen (from Moore), but probably not some odd combination of German and Dutch words by way of an American poem -- the names probably are not Donder and Blitzen. I always thought it was the German Donner and Blitzen until I looked it up. Of course my references or memory could be wrong. The reindeer names are probably either Donner and Blitzen (German), Dunder and Blixem (Dutch or close to it), or Donder and Blixen (from Moore), but probably not some odd combination of German and Dutch words by way of an American poem — the names probably are not Donder and Blitzen.

I always thought it was the German Donner and Blitzen until I looked it up. Of course my references or memory could be wrong.

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