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Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 months ago
That’s an Österreich egg.
I checked the etymology and am disappointed that there’s no link between the word ostrich and Austria.
Austria is probably the English-version of the German name which translates to “Ost”- Eastern + “Reich”-empire.
There’s an even closer term in English, “reach,” similar in meaning to “realm.”
Tell that to Archie Duke.
You misspelled Australia.
I just learned “Australia” is “Australien” in German. So why isn’t “Austria” “Austrien?”
Don’t tell them that I told you, but Germans are illiterate. They also V sounds like F and stuff.
Because the english decided that österreich was too hard to pronounce
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I checked the etymology and am disappointed that there’s no link between the word ostrich and Austria.
rishabh@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Austria is probably the English-version of the German name which translates to “Ost”- Eastern + “Reich”-empire.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
There’s an even closer term in English, “reach,” similar in meaning to “realm.”
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Tell that to Archie Duke.
Nangijala@feddit.dk 3 months ago
You misspelled Australia.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I just learned “Australia” is “Australien” in German. So why isn’t “Austria” “Austrien?”
Nangijala@feddit.dk 3 months ago
Don’t tell them that I told you, but Germans are illiterate. They also V sounds like F and stuff.
neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Because the english decided that österreich was too hard to pronounce