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Correspondences between German and English
such as der Bauer and boor, das Dach and thatch, der Spiegel
and speculate are not always easily apparent. To learn the principles
behind the relationship between German and English, work your
way through these brief lessons:
The following reference works served as
sources for this tutorial:
- Duden Etymologie: Das Herkunftswörterbuch. 2nd ed. Vol. 7. Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut
& F.A. Brockhaus AG, 1989.
- The American Heritage Dictionary of
the English Language. 3rd. ed.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
- Stedje, Astrid. Deutsche Sprache gestern
und heute. München: UTB für Wissenschaft 1989.
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