643

submitted 3 months ago by originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to c/nathanwpyle@lemmy.world

9 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 3 months ago

I appreciate the use of forlorn, which stems from Dutch verloren (lost, abandoned).

[-] jxk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

This is a pet peeve of mine, but no. All three words forlorn (English), verloren (Dutch), and verloren (German) have the same origin, but none derive from another.

[-] cosmoscoffee@feddit.org 6 points 3 months ago

If I remember correctly, words that are basically linguistic cousins are called cognates

[-] VitaminF@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

*German. Dutch is a fake language.

this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2024

643 points (98.5% liked)

Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle

7098 readers

1 users here now

A community dedicated to Strange Planet comics by Nathan W. Pyle.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

lukenamop@lemmy.world