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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-28 days agoCompound words are very common in German. Some made their way over to English. Kindergarten = children garden Zeitgeist = time ghost Poltergeist = noisy ghost Wanderlust = desire to roam or hike
minus-squaremiss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 days agoGesundheit = you just peed your pants, slightly.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoWe also have compound words in English, like breakfast, mailbox, ballpoint, catfish, headache, and storefront. We just tend to keep them short and not start mashing compound words together since we have adjectives to differentiate things
Compound words are very common in German. Some made their way over to English.
Kindergarten = children garden
Zeitgeist = time ghost
Poltergeist = noisy ghost
Wanderlust = desire to roam or hike
Gesundheit = you just peed your pants, slightly.
We also have compound words in English, like breakfast, mailbox, ballpoint, catfish, headache, and storefront. We just tend to keep them short and not start mashing compound words together since we have adjectives to differentiate things