Gork@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 days agoNorwegian Rulefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1630arrow-down17
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minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up30·17 days agoTaking a wild guess fag, is related to german Fach, which means “branch, subject (especially used for school/academic subject)” Wait doesn’t the english “faggot” also mean sticks? Perhaps thats linked to the “branch/subject” “Fach/Fag” in german/norweigen.
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoIt’s interesting to see the consonants follow a pattern like this. In swedish it’s fack, with a harder k-sound, and many words are like this comparing germanic words.
Taking a wild guess
fag, is related to german Fach, which means “branch, subject (especially used for school/academic subject)”
Wait doesn’t the english “faggot” also mean sticks? Perhaps thats linked to the “branch/subject” “Fach/Fag” in german/norweigen.
Yep! That’s exactly right.
It’s interesting to see the consonants follow a pattern like this. In swedish it’s fack, with a harder k-sound, and many words are like this comparing germanic words.