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[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (11 children)

You're just jealous that we can actually understand what our words mean instead of copying them wholesale from latin or french (which we also do, just not as much).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll have you know that the history of 'gloves' in English goes back long before the Norman conquest; the roots in English are neither from French nor Latin.

What I really want to know is if shoes in German are called 'fußglof'?

If you say, 'yes', then I really will be jealous. I want a foot glove...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Fußhandschuhe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, they're called 'Läderlappen'.

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