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From: erik@kroete2.freinet.de (Erik Corry)
Subject: Re: German and Germanic (was: Re: Development of Slavic Languages?
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 01:48:31 GMT
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Kyle Gryphon (UJZA56B@prodigy.com) wrote:
: Erik Corry (erik@kroete2.freinet.de) wrote:
: : Kyle Gryphon (UJZA56B@prodigy.com) wrote:
: : : True.  I wad just demonstrating the presence of the familiar construction 
: : : where one wouldn't normally expect  finding it.  It does raise an eyebrow 
: : : the genetic relationship of "deutsch" and "teutonic" and the imperfect 
: : : match of these two words and related words across linguistic lines. 
: : : I guess this must be because there are more words for the same concept in 
: : : English than German.
: : : We have Teutonic and Germanic  and separately German
: : : German  has Germanisch              and separately Deutsch
: 
: : : Is there actually another word in German too? Just wondering.
: 
: : Teutonisch. Who'd have thought it.

: That amazes me!
: When is this word used?

The Oxford-Duden translates 'teutonisch' as 'Teutonic'. I presume it
is used in the same contexts as Teutonic. I have only ever heard it
used in a joking sort of way, so I do not know of any technical
meaning.



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Erik Corry, Freiburg, Germany, +49 761 406637 erik@kroete2.freinet.de
