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arendtio
79 days ago
For those who don't know, 'Apfel' is the German word for Apple.
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gherkinnn
79 days ago
And for those who did know that and want to know more, the shift from apple - apfel and water -> wasser happened during the High German consonant shift.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_German_consonant_shift
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_German_consonant_shift