Talk:Dreikanter
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[edit] Origin
The (two-sentenced) article stated that dreikanter originates from an Afrikaans word meaning 'three corners'. I don't know Afrikaans, but an online-dictionary states that three is 'drie' in Afrikaans and corner is 'oek' (edge is 'rand' or 'oewer'). Wouldn't it be more likely the word originates from German, where 'drei' means 'three', 'Kante' means 'edge' and 'Dreikanter' is 'a thing that has three edges'?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.163.113.219 (talk • contribs) 08:01, 1 June 2006
- It is all my fault. The article originally stated that dreikanter is a South African word meaning 'three corners'. I assumed it was Afrikaans and changed it. Apparently it is a German term according to this article, probably from German settlers in South Africa. I have corrected the article. Thanks for pointing out the error. --Ezeu 08:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Just to be specific, "eck" is corner in German. Whereas "Kante" actually means edge.
