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wait! i thought weiss translated to wheat, not white. never mind. just ignore me. -- nm
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kare
Weiss )=White - Weitzen = Wheat
Posted by
Danedukenuuk
May 15 '10, 09:25
the translations are Hvid and Hvede in Danish
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should i find it odd that two seemingly unrelated concepts have such similar words across different languages? -- nm
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TFox
May 15, 09:27
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There's a lot of this kind of stuff. It usually just means the word was invented before those two languages split. -- nm
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Reagen
May 15, 10:19
the languages have a lot in common
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Danedukenuuk
May 15, 09:30
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the beers, yes. the concept of the crop wheat and the color white, less obviously. -- nm
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TFox
May 15, 09:33
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they don't have the same etymology, IIRC. -- nm
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loosilu
May 15, 09:50
a freshly made hefeweizen in a clear bottle looks a bit milky
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Danedukenuuk
May 15, 09:38
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