[Bska] Origin of Schwarz

[Peter Burghardt]

Hi there..

 

True indeed, schwarz ( means black in color as well) does mean without
money.

I guess my german is ok, but that's only coz I am bloody german ! :-)

 

Pete

(melting away in hot weather)

 

 

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Gesendet: 04 August 2007 22:53
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According to an article in Wikipedia, the use of 'schwartz' in Skat comes
from it's meaning of 'poor, without money' in an old Germanic Gypsy language
called Rotwelsch.  A couple of articles I found on Google seem to back this
up, although my German isn't good enough to be sure.

 

I wondered if anyone else had come across this.

 

Mike

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