Incidentally, one Old English word for gravel wasċeosol[ˈtʃeo.sol], which comes from Proto-West-Germanic*kesul(small stone, pebble). This becamechiselandchessil(gravel or pebbles) in modern English, and is cognate withKiesel(pebble) in German,kiezel(pebble, flint, silicon) in Dutch...
(e.g., in the plural of the word for ‘day,’ the Old High German nominative-accusative form wastaga, the genitive wastago, and the dative wastagun, but for these Middle High German hadtage, tage, andtagen, respectively, and modern German hasTage, Tage, andTagen). Second, there ...
Combining the German words for “gate”, “shut”, and “panic”,Torschlusspanikis the perfect word to describe that feeling of dread when you realize how quickly time flies and how there’s still so much you need to do with your life. It’s similar to the English term “mid-life cri...
German might just have the word you are looking for where English falls short. See this list of some untranslatable German words.
TheSounds of Speechapp from the University of Iowa playsindividual German sounds and shows you diagrams and videosof how they’re pronounced. As you see the word being pronounced, move your own lips in a similar fashion. A little bit of muscle memory is all it takes. ...
from a combination of the Germanwander(n),meaning “to hike, to wander” andlust,meaning “desire” or “lust.” English speakers borrowed this term from German and have been using it since at least the 1850s. As you probably already know,wanderlustrefers to a need to travel or move ...
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The first homophone, “das Lied” is anounthat can be used to describe music or a song. The second word, “das Lid” is a cognate because it means the same in English as it does in German – it’s short for eyelid (the flap of skin over your eye). ...
1. (Linguistics) a word or idiom borrowed from or modelled on German 2. a German custom, trait, practice, etc 3. attachment to or high regard for German customs, institutions, etc Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994...
To give you an idea of just how effective this workout is, the German weightlifters who used this programme in the 70s would typically be able to move up an entire class just by following the routine for three months.Charles Poliquin said:...