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vanviegen
661 days ago
The Dutch word "welvarend" (literally "well-sailing") translates to "prosperous" in English. So "vaarwel" or "farewell" is kind of a medieval way of saying "live long and prosper". :-)
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eru
661 days ago
There's also welfare and Wohlfahrt in German.
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