originalucifer to Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle@lemmy.world • 2 months agowarmthcdn.catsweat.comimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1640arrow-down110
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minus-square@jxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink9•2 months agoThis 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.
minus-square@cosmoscoffee@feddit.orglinkfedilink6•2 months agoIf I remember correctly, words that are basically linguistic cousins are called cognates
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.
If I remember correctly, words that are basically linguistic cousins are called cognates