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Thread #164843 Message #3950055
Posted By: GUEST,John Bowden (not a typo!)
13-Sep-18 - 01:48 AM
Thread Name: wurzel bush folk club martin carthy-11 Sept
Subject: RE: wurzel bush folk club martin carthy-11 Sept
"FYI, wurzel is German for root. Mangel means defect."
True, but "mangelwurzel" is derived from the German Mangoldwurzel - "Mangold" on its own means Swiss chard. Nothing to do with Mangel/defect.