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

submitted 11 months ago by nodimetotie@lemmy.world to c/germany@feddit.de

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[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.de 7 points 11 months 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@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I never made the connection, thanks!