On the other hand, for other purposes, German is a far more regular and logical language than English. Generally, complicated nouns and verbs are composed of s

On the other hand, for other purposes, German is a far more regular and logical language than English. Generally, complicated nouns and verbs are composed of simpler nouns and verbs. Quite often, the German word for a thing is a pretty bald description of what it is, whereas the English word often is some sort of one-off, where it is not a loan-word stolen from some other language: Panzerkampfwagen = Armored battle wagon Tank = (British code word that stuck for some reason) or Schreibtisch = writing table Desk = ?