nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agoWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?message-squaremessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareInternationalBastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 years agoGesundheit Poltergeist Spiel Stool ( Stuhl ) Rucksack
minus-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoGood ones! Rucksack is interesting because it also exists as a backpack, which is literally the translation of rucksack.
minus-squareCoconutKnight@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years ago …German even is my native language and I didn’t get it :((
minus-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoI don’t think I heard Gesundheit used in English much, though
minus-squaretheDuesentrieb@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years 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!