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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English? (self.germany)

submitted 1 year ago by nodimetotie to c/[email protected]

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[–] nodimetotie 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I mean the English usually don't call mountains Berg, right? Berg is German for mountain. Ice of course being Eis. And we like compound words.

[–] Pancito 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it's Berg in the Scandinavian languages, too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

They are germanic languages after all. There are many words you'll find in German and e.g. Norwegian, especially if you overlook slight spelling differences (endings, v or f, s or z,... )

[–] nodimetotie 3 points 1 year ago

I never made the connection, thanks!