So ... the German word for what we call in English a squirrel, translates to oak-kitten. Cute.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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3 comments:
I obviously found this very interesting.
The Germans tend to like to make compound words instead of coming up with a new word altogether. This is a good example. As is their word for ambulance, Krankenwagen, which literally means "sick car".
German is a fun language, to say the least.
LGS: Of course you did. (o:
Alexis: I did not know that about German. Another reason to love language -- and to mourn when one is lost.
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