CLAS224 Word Elements. Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois
Instructor: Thomas J. Sienkewicz (toms@monm.edu)
DEGENERATION and ELEVATION
and Ethnic Stereotypes/Prejudice
| WORD | CURRENT MEANING | ETYMOLOGY |
| slave | slave, bonded person | Slav |
| welch | to steal, reneg on a promise | Welsh |
| scotch | frugal, cheap | Scot |
| frank | candid, honest | Frank, French |
| "to go Dutch" | each pay his own way | Dutch |
| "in Dutch" | in trouble | Dutch [Ger. Deutsch] |