Thursday, November 2, 2023

What do the words standstill, pomegranate and beetroot have in common?

Any guesses? No? Well, let me tell you.

All these words are the other way round in German.

Standstill in German is 'Stillstand'.

Beetroot in German is 'rote Beete' (red beet)

And pomegranate in German is 'Granatapfel'. Ah, I hear you cry, "But 'pome' isn't the English word for apple." But it is in French (pomme).

Now why this should be the case, I have no idea. But it does tickle me. Any other examples?




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