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Do French noun bigoudis “curlers” and German verb biegen “to curve” have the same origin?

Forums: Etymology, German, French

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 09/03/19 4:07 AM

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Zeichen > taikn, sich > sik, auch > auk

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:11 AM

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on 08/25/19 11:11 AM

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zwölf > twalif, ziehen > tiuhan, Zeichen > taikn

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:05 AM

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on 08/25/19 11:05 AM

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hlaupan > laufen, hropjan > rufen

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/23/19 12:57 PM

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on 08/23/19 12:57 PM

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greipan > greifen, wairpan > werfen, hilpan > helfen

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/23/19 12:53 PM

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on 08/23/19 12:53 PM

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what -> was, white -> weiß, while -> Weile, whale -> Wal, wheat -> Weizen, whom -> wem

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:17 AM

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on 08/18/19 2:17 AM

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morrow -> Morgen, sorrow -> sorgen, borrow -> borgen

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:08 AM

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on 08/18/19 2:08 AM

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follow -> folgen, tallow -> talgen, bellows -> Balgen, gallows -> Galgen

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:05 AM

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Views: 372

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on 08/18/19 2:05 AM

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yellow -> Gelb, fallow -> falb, swallow -> Schwalbe

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:03 AM

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on 08/18/19 2:03 AM

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swan Schwan, swarm Schwarm, swim schwimmen, snap schnappen , swear schwören, swindle Schwindel

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:01 AM

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on 08/18/19 2:01 AM

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live leben,give geben,have haben,seven Sieben,love Lieben,shove schieben,evil übel,over über

Forums: German, Etymology, English

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/17/19 4:00 PM

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on 08/17/19 4:00 PM

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dream -> Traum, seam -> Saum, beam -> Baum, team -> Zaum

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/17/19 2:45 PM

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on 08/17/19 2:45 PM

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Does English nog, flag, sag relate to German "Nagel" nail, "Flegel" flail, "Segel" sail?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 07/15/19 8:17 AM

Replies: 1
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Last Post by Walter Hinteler
on 07/15/19 9:22 AM

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Why is "Jause" borrowed from Slavic "južina"?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 07/02/19 1:24 PM

Replies: 1
Views: 317

Last Post by Sturgis
on 07/02/19 2:37 PM

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Does German "igel" hedgehog relate to Russian "igla" needle?

Forums: Russian, German, Etymology

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 07/02/19 11:53 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 245

Last Post by Walter Hinteler
on 07/02/19 1:04 PM

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Does German "Haus" (house) relate to "hauen" (to hew)?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 07/02/19 1:04 PM

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on 07/02/19 1:04 PM

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Does English has other examples of English/German w->h alteration?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 07/01/19 5:28 AM

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on 07/01/19 5:28 AM

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Does English has other examples of English/German p->f alteration?

Forums: German, Etymology, English

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/29/19 2:57 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 386

Last Post by Walter Hinteler
on 06/30/19 6:30 AM

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Does English “snug” relate to German “Schnuckel”?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/21/19 6:12 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 451

Last Post by CalamityJane
on 06/22/19 2:03 PM

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Does English adjective "lean" somehow relate to German diminutive suffix "lein"?

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/18/19 5:15 AM

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Views: 320

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 06/18/19 5:15 AM

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What is the correct verb form?

Forums: English, Grammar, Translation, German, Future

Question by LiniBiniSchini
Posted 06/12/19 4:40 AM

Replies: 4
Views: 1,504

Last Post by Jewels Vern
on 06/13/19 1:48 AM

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Canoe and Kahn etymology

Forums: English, Etymology, German, Indian

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/05/19 4:57 AM

Replies: 6
Views: 380

Last Post by Jewels Vern
on 06/08/19 3:10 AM

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Back and book etymology

Forums: English, Etymology, German, Russian

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/05/19 3:29 AM

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Views: 307

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on 06/05/19 3:29 AM

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Does the German noun Schwan “swan” somehow relate to the German noun Schwinge “wing”?

Forums: Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 05/31/19 12:51 PM

Replies: 1
Views: 223

Last Post by Jewels Vern
on 06/02/19 12:13 PM

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Does the German noun “Buch” book somehow relate to the German verb “biegen” to bend?

Forums: Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 06/02/19 6:57 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 206

Last Post by Walter Hinteler
on 06/02/19 7:40 AM

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