Talk:bonspiel

bonspiel
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The etymology contradicts the Wikipedia entry, which says that "bonspiel" comes from Scots, while this says it comes from German and French, but bonspiel describes a tournament of curling, which is a Scottish sport... 76.66.193.90 12:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * It entered English from Scotland, that's for certain, and is attested in Scots earlier than "proper" English. Where the Scots word came from is a mystery though.  Probably it is some kind of Germanic, because of the spiel, but Wikipedia sounds like it's overstating the case a little.  The OED suggests unattested Dutch *undefined: as a source.  (PS this should probably be at Etymology scriptorium..)  Ƿidsiþ 15:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)