A word for everything

[flemmings]

Treasure from the FFL:

"The countries of the world in their own languages and scripts; with official names, capitals, flags, coats of arms, political divisions, national anthems, and translations of the countries and capitals into many languages"

I am enchanted to discover that in Saterland Frisian, Wednesday is 'Midwiek'. And no, it never occurred to me that the German Mittwoch is the same thing. For closely related languages, German and English have very little in common that I can see.

Comments

[incandescens]

Oh, useful! Thank you. (bookmarks)

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Look at Cornish and Manx, and weep for their passing.

[incandescens]

Indeed. Also alas.

[chomiji]

Eeee, so much fun and so interesting!

Old English (Anglo Saxon) looks much more like German. The influx of Norman French had a lasting and profound effect on Middle and Modern English.

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

oooh thank you! another timesink yaaay! (I love these to pieces)