[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sampert surname

[Otto]

Evening Karla.

Language is living and in a constant state of flux.
Meanings are always shifting and changing.
Dialects of a language greatly affect the sounding out of a word.

The name "Kramp" has a suffix that morphed from "er"
"er" originally 'from the farm of'
It morphed into "ert" and "erd"
"er" has now come to indicate occupation, the original intent forgotten.
Examples: bak-er, walk-er, milk-er, farm-er, build-er, and so on.

To state it happened in a selected area is beyond my command of  
linguistics.
Others may contribute a more in-depth view.

The variation between "ert" and "itz" may be the difference between  
two different languages, and a choice in spelling of a surname is  
made for subjective identity purposes. When I use term 'may', be  
mindful I do not state 'is'.
An example is my own surname "Schien-ke". Some family members did not  
feel comfortable with the 'ie' diphthong and removed the 'i' to spell  
the surname "Schen-ke". It was now more German sounding to them, not  
realizing they had changed their name to Schenke = "Tavern".

On Nov 8, 2007, at 3:01 AM, karlann at juno.com wrote:
> I have also heard that German names ending in -ert are from Alsace- 
> Lorraine.


. . .   Otto

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