Timeline for Why is there so much variation in the word “cream” amongst Germanic languages?
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| Feb 4, 2023 at 7:32 | comment | added | Carsten S | Thanks, I was wrong about the etymology of "Kopf". | |
| Feb 3, 2023 at 22:33 | comment | added | RDBury | @Carsten S - Yes, I know about "Säugling" and that conversation never actually happened, but it's fun to imagine it happened. I'm not sure if "Kopf" counts as a load word, more like a German word that's adopted a meaning from the corresponding word in another language. I'm not prepared to argue the point though. | |
| Feb 3, 2023 at 14:27 | comment | added | Carsten S | Well, it’s not as if German didn’t have words for small children before adopting “baby” from English. Often, “Kind” will be good enough, and there is of course “Säugling”. I suppose that “Baby” is simpler and more endearing than “Säugling”. My favourite of a loan word for something seemingly fundamental is that “Kopf” has mostly supplanted “Haupt”. | |
| Feb 3, 2023 at 13:54 | history | answered | RDBury | CC BY-SA 4.0 |