"I am Isis, the ruler of all lands; I have been taught by Thoth and with Thoth I invented letters." -- Aretalogy of Isis,Lady of Writing
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.
I obviously found this very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe 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".
ReplyDeleteGerman is a fun language, to say the least.
LGS: Of course you did. (o:
ReplyDeleteAlexis: I did not know that about German. Another reason to love language -- and to mourn when one is lost.