{"id":13680,"date":"2020-08-24T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13680"},"modified":"2020-08-23T20:18:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T00:18:03","slug":"spanish-words-of-foreign-origin-germanismos-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-words-of-foreign-origin-germanismos-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Germanismos (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are two kinds of germanismos<\/em>: those words having its roots way back into the past, that is to say the Germanic languages from yesteryear (Frankish, Gothic\u2026); and those coming from the relatively modern German language, be it Old High German or its modern, standardized version spoken today in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The lexicon of Germanic origin used today in Spanish encompasses from names of everyday objects and actions to specialized jargon, like from Chemistry terminology.<\/p>\n

Blanco<\/strong>: From Germanic blanka,<\/em> it means \u201cwhite\u201d in Spanish. The original meaning of this Germanic adjective was \u201cblinding, gleaming\u201d, which may explain in part how why it ended up being used in English as the adjective blank<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bosque<\/strong>: From the Old High German noun busk<\/em>, it means \u201cforest\u201d. It is also a cognate of English bush<\/em> and modern German Busch<\/em> \u201cshrub, thicket\u201d.<\/p>\n

Bregar<\/strong>: From Germanic brekan<\/em>, it may signify \u201cto work tirelessly on something\u201d, \u201cto quarrel with someone\u201d or even \u201cknead a bread dough in a certain fashion\u201d. In modern German, brekan<\/em> became brechen<\/em>, lit. \u201cto break or burst something\u201d.<\/p>\n

Brindis<\/strong>: From the German expression bring dir es<\/em>, it means \u201ctoast\u201d as the proposed salutation towards someone or something. The expression means \u201cI offer\/bring this to you\u201d, in a celebratory or honoring way.<\/p>\n

B\u00fanker<\/strong>: from German Bunker<\/em>, it means \u201chardened shelter\u201d or \u201csmall fort\u201d. The original noun has another meaning that was not taken into Spanish: \u201cA certain type of storage room\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chucrut<\/strong>: From German Sauerkraut<\/em>, it is an adapted loanword literally meaning \u201cfermented cabbage\u201d.<\/p>\n

Delicatessen<\/em><\/strong>: from German Delikatessen<\/em>, it literally means \u201cdelicate, fine food\u201d. According to the dictionary from the Real Academia Espa\u00f1ola<\/em>, this word must always be written in italics or\u2014in quotations if italics is not available.<\/p>\n

Escanciar<\/strong>: From Gothic skankjan<\/em>, this verb may mean two related actions: \u201cto pour a drink, especially an alcoholic one\u201d and \u201cto drink wine or other alcoholic beverage\u201d. Skankjan<\/em> was eventually transformed into the German verb schenken<\/em>, that is, \u201cto offer, to donate or to give as a gift\u201d<\/p>\n

Esp\u00eda<\/strong>: From Gothic spa\u00edha<\/em>, esp\u00eda <\/em>has the same meaning as the English The noun\u2019s origins can be traced back to Old High German speh\u014dn<\/em>, which in turn is related to Latin specere<\/em> (to watch, to observe).<\/p>\n

Espuela<\/strong>: From Gothic spa\u00fara<\/em>; it means \u201cspur\u201d. It goes back to the Old German sporo<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There are two kinds of germanismos: those words having its roots way back into the past, that is to say the Germanic languages from yesteryear (Frankish, Gothic\u2026); and those coming from the relatively modern German language, be it Old High German or its modern, standardized version spoken today in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The lexicon…<\/p>\n

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