Why?... What's Hornbeam?

Paul S. Larudee larudee@pacbell.net
Mon, 07 Jun 1999 07:27:13 -0700


Frank Weston wrote:
> 
> Grows in Europe, also called Weissbuche, which literally means "white book"
> based my limited knowledge of German.
> 
> Frank Weston
> 
Frank,

Actually, weissbuch means white beech.  Beech and book are the same word
in German because beech was the most common early writing material among
the German tribes during the first millenium.  The two words have the
same origin in English as well.

Sorry, Newton, couldn't resist.

Paul S. Larudee, RPT
Richmond, CA


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