๐ค What is a loanword?ย
A loanword is a term given to a word which is directly borrowed from another language and used in the recipient language without being translated first.ย
Some loanwords are obvious, whereas others were borrowed so long ago that you might be surprised to discover they are loanwords at all!
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Festย
In English, โfestโ is usually used as a suffix. It means โfestivalโ in German and has been used in English since 1889.ย
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Muesliย
The word โmuesliโ has been used in English since 1926. Itโs a Swiss-German word, from the Old High German โmuosโ meaning โmeal, mush-like foodโ.ย
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Noodleย
โNoodleโ comes from the German โnudelโ and refers to a narrow strip of dried dough. It has been used in English since 1779.
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Poltergeistย
โPoltergeistโ has been used in English since 1838. It comes from โpolternโ meaning โmake noiseโ or โrattleโ and โgeistโ meaning โghostโ.ย
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Rucksackย
Used in English since 1866, the word โrucksackโ derives from Alpine dialect. โrรผckโ means โthe backโ and โsackโ has the same meaning in English (bag).ย
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Wunderkindย
This word for a child prodigy literally translates to โwonder-childโ. It has been used in English since 1883.
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