Brunzhose
As Brunzhose or Stehbrunzhose a was until the 20th century Panties denotes that instead of a suture (or a gusset having) for connecting the two leg parts have a front to back ranging slot-like opening in the crotch.
description
Originally women wore no panties under their skirts - only men wore this garment - and it was assumed that the lack of ventilation and the increased warmth were incompatible with the female anatomy; In addition, the soiling of the underpants during menstruation was a problem. It was not until the 18th century, especially with the crinoline fashion , that women's underpants appeared for reasons of propriety.
Before the invention of the elastic Federal (the panties ) this underpants were closed with either ribbons on the collar or, generally laterally with buttons. Girls and women usually wore several skirts over them. The opening in the crotch of the underpants enabled the wearer to urinate and defecate without having to loosen and pull down the underpants in a complicated manner. This type of underpants was particularly popular among peasant women , as it allowed urination to take place directly while working in the fields. This saved the sometimes long way to the next toilet.
etymology
The term Brunz hose refers to the expression brunzen , a coarse language variant of the verb urinate, which occurs mainly in southern Germany , Austria and Switzerland . Its origin can be found in the Middle High German terms Brunz or brunzen for urinate, to knock off water .
Others
The fool's costume of the figure of the mountain witch Urschel , a figure from the Pfullinger world of legends, includes standing brown trousers.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Maria Bloching: Ember irons and washboards. Albbote / Südwest Presse, February 16, 2012, accessed on July 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Fariba Sattler: Pee like 100 years ago. BB today, April 30, 2010, accessed July 25, 2017 .
- ↑ All words (A – Z): Brunzhuasn. Erbendorfer Mundart-Lexikon, accessed on July 25, 2017 .
- ↑ brunzen. Duden, accessed on July 25, 2017 .
- ^ Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm: German Dictionary . tape 2 , col. 441 f . ( Online in the dictionary network ).
- ↑ Klaus Graf: Urschel, Nachtfräulein and other ghosts. Lore and legends in Reutlingen and Pfullingen . In: Reutlinger Geschichtsblätter . NF No. 50 , 2012, p. 209 ff .