Gork@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 months agoNorwegian Rulefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1632arrow-down17
arrow-up1625arrow-down1imageNorwegian Rulefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 months 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-squarepmklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months 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.