>Fenster
>BĂĽro
>Möbel
>Passant
Why did German borrow from French for such basic words?
You're telling me they didn't have their own words for window and furniture until the French came along?
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 11:32:40 AM
No.213661991
>>213661963 (OP)
>Fenster
That's from Latein thoughever
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 11:33:34 AM
No.213662010
>>213663650
Russian "borrows" French words far more than the Germans, silly frogposter.
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 11:37:24 AM
No.213662084
We have lots of French loans too. Often for fancier stuff, because the nobility idolized the French for a while. We Swedified the spelling at least, so they're pronounced (kinda) like in French, but spelled like how you'd expect in Swedish.
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 12:48:46 PM
No.213663650
>>213662010
>Russian "borrows" French words far more than the Germans
That's not true thoughever
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 1:37:44 PM
No.213664882
>>213665495
>>213661963 (OP)
Because German is the most Latin-mutted non-Romance euro language right after English and Albanian.
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 1:43:53 PM
No.213665050
>>213661963 (OP)
Most of these words have German versions but not as short, which is probably why they fell out of use
>BĂĽro
Amtszimmer
>Möbel
Einrichtungsgegenstände
>Passant
Fußgänger (this one actually still gets used)
Anonymous
8/10/2025, 2:02:27 PM
No.213665539
>>213661963 (OP)
t. half of the language are loanwords from German
8/10/2025, 11:31:23 AM
No.213661963
>>213661991
>>213662066
>>213664882
>>213665050
>>213665539
