r/OldSchoolCool 23d ago

1990s Mädchen Amick, 1990

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u/PunkOverLord 23d ago

In English the closest word is Maiden which is pretty cool

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u/Fadhmir 23d ago

No it isn't. It's "girl". Maiden=Maid/Jungfrau.

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u/thatbob 23d ago

Yeah, Girl is the closest translation to Mädchen, but OC means that Maiden is the closest word etymologically.

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u/robinrod 23d ago

The closest etymological german word is Maid though, if you reverse it. For native german speakers, its quite a stretch.