#TIL that the German words installieren and einstellen are actually doublets. The French word installer (> installieren) actually comes from Medieval Latin īnstallāre where the second part comes from Frankish, a Germanic language, and is cognate w/ EN stall, DE/NL stellen. #Etymology #Germanistik #GermanicLanguages
Would anyone be interested in tribulations on germanic (including said "Scandinavian") languages with anecdotes on their history and some facts? It would include link to articles and resources
#etymology #history #facts #linguistics
#languages #language #langue
#languagelearning #germanic
#germaniclanguages #scandinavia
#scandinavian #scandinavianlanguages #nordic #netherlands #dutch #germany #german #frisian #WestFrisian #icelandic #iceland #norway #norwagian #danemark #danish
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