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[-] anakronos@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Oh you can say it alright, it means black. It's quite a common word too, and it's given rise not only to toponyms and family names, but even designated origin products and some cultural references.

Like the Black forest (Schwarzwalder), Black forest ham and blackface (Gesichtsschwärzung).

[-] secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Wait so today i learned that Schwarz is black. So arnold's name is Schwarz And Negger.

[-] TheyCallMeHacked@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 years ago

Actually, Schwarzenegger literally means "from Schwarzenegg", which is an Austrian village. Schwarzenegg can be translated to "black corner" ("schwarz" = black; "Egg" = corner, compare High German "Eck")

[-] helixdaunting@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

That's very interesting and informative. Cheers!

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