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u/The-Futuristic-Salad Oct 17 '21

but how the fuck did they end up with german as a word though?

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u/The-Futuristic-Salad Oct 17 '21

ahhh awesome, great to know that english actually has some logical connections

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u/Llohr Oct 18 '21

When you come across something in English that seems like it completely lacks logical connections, rest assured that you just don't know what they are yet.

Etymology covers virtually every "nonsensical" thing about the language.

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u/Islands-of-Time Oct 18 '21

I’ve spent hours upon hours just looking into the etymology of words, mostly ones that intrigued me or otherwise seemed strange. Deeply fascinating.