About this episode

Jess and Rob explore the influence of German words in the English language.

Willkommen! Jess and Rob are exploring the German words in English. In this Zeitgeisty episode, discover: 👻 What doppelgänger literally means, 📏 The longest German word, 🤧 And why Americans say "Gesundheit!" when they sneeze. Satisfy your linguistic wanderlust in another wunderbar edition of Words Unravelled. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lad89Mtao0U

People in this episode

Hosts: Jess, Rob

Topics covered

• German words
• English language
• linguistics
• cultural exchange
• language learning

Keywords

• doppelgänger
• Gesundheit
• longest German word
• linguistic wanderlust
• zeitgeist

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Books & works: Words Unravelled

Places: Germany, America

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