nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 11 months agoWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareInternationalBastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·11 months agoGesundheit Poltergeist Spiel Stool ( Stuhl ) Rucksack
minus-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoGood ones! Rucksack is interesting because it also exists as a backpack, which is literally the translation of rucksack.
minus-squareCoconutKnight@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months ago …German even is my native language and I didn’t get it :((
minus-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI don’t think I heard Gesundheit used in English much, though
minus-squaretheDuesentrieb@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoIt is usually used as an alternative to the religiously framed “bless you” when someone sneezes
Gesundheit
Poltergeist
Spiel
Stool ( Stuhl )
Rucksack
Good ones! Rucksack is interesting because it also exists as a backpack, which is literally the translation of rucksack.
…German even is my native language and I didn’t get it :((
You’re welcome)
I don’t think I heard Gesundheit used in English much, though
It is usually used as an alternative to the religiously framed “bless you” when someone sneezes
Good to know!