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Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year ago

What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English?

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Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year ago

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Good ones! Rucksack is interesting because it also exists as a backpack, which is literally the translation of rucksack.
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  …German even is my native language and I didn’t get it :((
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    You’re welcome)

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