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minus-squareaffenlehrer@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDoesn’t work in German (also a Germanic language like English): Mustqerd: Senf / Mosterd Bastard: Bastard Wizard: Zauberer Coward: Feigling Drunkard: Säufer / Trunkenbold
minus-squarehedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s thought to be a misunderstanding between French speakers and German surnames. Francophones presumed it was a trade suffix the way in English someone who bakes is a baker. English is a salad of confusion between these two.
Doesn’t work in German (also a Germanic language like English):
It’s thought to be a misunderstanding between French speakers and German surnames. Francophones presumed it was a trade suffix the way in English someone who bakes is a baker. English is a salad of confusion between these two.