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In response to "Weiss )=White - Weitzen = Wheat" by Danedukenuuk

should i find it odd that two seemingly unrelated concepts have such similar words across different languages? -- nm

Posted by TFox May 15 '10, 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 - Reagen May 15, 10:19
the languages have a lot in common - Danedukenuuk May 15, 09:30 3
- the beers, yes. the concept of the crop wheat and the color white, less obviously. -- nm - TFox May 15, 09:33 2
  - they don't have the same etymology, IIRC. -- nm - loosilu May 15, 09:50
  - a freshly made hefeweizen in a clear bottle looks a bit milky - Danedukenuuk May 15, 09:38

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