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lath@lemmy.world 10 months agoVolk - folk. Is there a Volklore - folklore somewhere in there as well?
Comment on I don't think so
lath@lemmy.world 10 months agoVolk - folk. Is there a Volklore - folklore somewhere in there as well?
Lumidaub@feddit.org 10 months ago
I’m assuming it’s the same root, yes. “Folklore” in German means the same thing, although we pronounce it differently. Don’t ask me why we don’t spell it “Volklore” - if I had to guess, I’d say the term is older than the spelling “Volk”, not least because “Lore” on its own doesn’t exist (anymore) in German.