ThatSexToyGuyDec 4, 2024
I found out the other day that "penguin" in Mandarin Chinese is literally "business goose" and I haven't been able to think about anything else
Show threadInsecurity Princess 🌈💖🔥Dec 4, 2024
@hungry_joe
In German:
Skunk is "stink animal" (Stinktier)
Sloth is "lazy animal" (Faultier)
Turtle is "shield toad" (Schildkröte)
Raccoon is "wash bear" (Waschbär)
Turkey is "threatening chicken" (Truthahn)
Bat is "flutter mouse" (Fledermaus)
Show threadClaudius LinkDec 4, 2024

@saraislet @hungry_joe

You sent me on a wild goose chase (or rather a turkey hunt 😜 ) looking for the origin of Truthahn.

It looks like there are several possible origins of the "trut":

  • it is an echoism (TIL) on the sound the turkey makes. Sidenote: echoism in German is Lautmalerei (sound painting)
  • comes from droten („drohen“ / threaten, or altnordic þrutna / inflate)

    • 🙏🏻 for letting me learn new English and German words 🙂

    Show threadInsecurity Princess 🌈💖🔥
    @realn2s @hungry_joe neat! Thanks for sharing!
    Dec 5, 2024 at 5:45amWeb