In Dutch it would be vak.
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onipa@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
If you pronounce “fag” like a Dutch, a German would here “Fach” which translates to (school-)subject
fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Sound like there’s some etymological relation between the words (but a cursory search didn’t immediately give me an answer, boo).
hakase@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
They are cognate: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fag
ChristerMLB@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
yep, or “field of study”, so if you study in Norway, students who study the same might arrange a “fagfest” together, and a skilled worker is often known as a “fagarbeider”