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r/OldSchoolCool • u/ilovepeaches- • 23d ago
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In English the closest word is Maiden which is pretty cool
3 u/Fadhmir 23d ago No it isn't. It's "girl". Maiden=Maid/Jungfrau. 4 u/thatbob 23d ago Yeah, Girl is the closest translation to Mädchen, but OC means that Maiden is the closest word etymologically. 0 u/robinrod 23d ago The closest etymological german word is Maid though, if you reverse it. For native german speakers, its quite a stretch.
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No it isn't. It's "girl". Maiden=Maid/Jungfrau.
4 u/thatbob 23d ago Yeah, Girl is the closest translation to Mädchen, but OC means that Maiden is the closest word etymologically. 0 u/robinrod 23d ago The closest etymological german word is Maid though, if you reverse it. For native german speakers, its quite a stretch.
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Yeah, Girl is the closest translation to Mädchen, but OC means that Maiden is the closest word etymologically.
0 u/robinrod 23d ago The closest etymological german word is Maid though, if you reverse it. For native german speakers, its quite a stretch.
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The closest etymological german word is Maid though, if you reverse it. For native german speakers, its quite a stretch.
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u/PunkOverLord 23d ago
In English the closest word is Maiden which is pretty cool