• AstaKask@lemmy.cafe
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    It’s actually completely related etymologically. Mandem = Man + Dem (Them). Manden = Man + Den (The). Both use the same Germanic words from two very similar Germanic languages. Mandem would just be plural Manden.

      • Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I’m learning danish as a native English speaker and damn near every danish word is related to a bunch of English words etymologically, even more than when I was learning french.