Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1959arrow-down19
arrow-up1950arrow-down1imageIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-25 months agoEnglish is a germanic language. Is loanword an actual calque, and not an “evolved” version of a root word?
minus-squaresparkle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkCymraegarrow-up6·edit-25 months agoNo, it was imported from German. Frisian and Dutch have “lienwurd” and “leenwoord” too (also calqued from German)
English is a germanic language. Is loanword an actual calque, and not an “evolved” version of a root word?
No, it was imported from German. Frisian and Dutch have “lienwurd” and “leenwoord” too (also calqued from German)