BEER Ch. 3 Horst

[Dave Monroe]

Horst Loeffler


Horst is a Germanic word (see horst and Horst) cognate with English
hurst, both derived from Proto-Germanic *hurstiz, meaning "elevated
land overgrown with shrubs", "thicket", or "eyrie" (the nest of a bird
of prey).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst

The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest",
"bosk" or "brushwood". In modern German, "Horst" is also the
equivalent of English aerie, the nest of an eagle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_%28given_name%29

In physical geography and geology, a horst is the raised fault block
bounded by normal faults or graben. A horst is formed from extension
of the Earth's crust. The raised block is a portion of the crust that
generally remains stationary or is uplifted while the land has dropped
on either side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_%28geology%29


German (Löffler) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a
maker or seller of spoons, from an agent derivative of Middle High
German leffel, löffel ‘spoon’. In the Middle Ages spoons were normally
carved from wood, or more rarely from bone or horn.

http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=loeffler

... the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to
the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe.

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http://www.houseofnames.com/loeffler-family-crest


Harley knucklehead

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_Knucklehead_engine


Maid-Rite

http://maid-rite.com/

Casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1926. Centered in the
Midwest with headquarters in Iowa. Home of the "loose meat sandwich,"
which looks like a sloppy joe minus the tomato sauce.

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