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Could it be possibly because of some badly written word filter? I’m hinting at the second part of his last name. The extra “g” is there because that’s how it’s

by 404mm 4y ago

Could it be possibly because of some badly written word filter? I’m hinting at the second part of his last name. The extra “g” is there because that’s how it’s spelled in German language, and yes, the translation is what you would guess.

Pigalowda 4y ago
Schwarz is black? Google says: From Schwarzenegg +‎ -er, literally “someone from Schwarzenegg”, referring to either of two places in Switzerland and Austria, from schwarz (“black”) +‎ Egg (“ridge”), cognate with Ecke.
- subpixel 4y ago
  While true, it’s also true that “neger” is the German word for “negro” and the last time I was in Bavaria also a certain type of dark chocolate covered donut. I’m not sure if the word is considered outmoded or politically incorrect as it is in English.
  - kybernetyk 4y ago
    >I’m not sure if the word is considered outmoded or politically incorrect as it is in English. It is. Very much so. It's the equivalent to the US "n-word".
  - atoav 4y ago
    I can assure you that it is the German equivalent of the N-word in most ways, using it is frowned upon and perceived as a racial slur (although this hasn't been the case few decades below still). But people who use it nowadays are either very old or racists. The egg in Arnolds name is probably a Styrian-Austrian dialect variation of "Eck" which translates to "corner". In Austria there are many places ending in this egg (sometimes also only with a single "g"). So his literal name might describe somebody coming from a place called "Schwarzenegg". And Schwarzenegg would be literally "Black-Corner".
    - Rebelgecko 4y ago
      I thought it was a somewhat common name for a Coke/beer mix. Is that a regional thing? Or maybe I just accidentally hung out with lots of old and/or racist Germans
      - orbifold 4y ago
        Definitely somewhat racist.
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- ImpressiveWebs 4y ago
  He was on Letterman in the 1980s and said his name means “black plowman”.

by 404mm 4y ago

Pigalowda 4y ago

Schwarz is black? Google says: From Schwarzenegg +‎ -er, literally “someone from Schwarzenegg”, referring to either of two places in Switzerland and Austria, from schwarz (“black”) +‎ Egg (“ridge”), cognate with Ecke.

subpixel 4y ago
While true, it’s also true that “neger” is the German word for “negro” and the last time I was in Bavaria also a certain type of dark chocolate covered donut. I’m not sure if the word is considered outmoded or politically incorrect as it is in English.
- kybernetyk 4y ago
  >I’m not sure if the word is considered outmoded or politically incorrect as it is in English. It is. Very much so. It's the equivalent to the US "n-word".
- atoav 4y ago
  I can assure you that it is the German equivalent of the N-word in most ways, using it is frowned upon and perceived as a racial slur (although this hasn't been the case few decades below still). But people who use it nowadays are either very old or racists. The egg in Arnolds name is probably a Styrian-Austrian dialect variation of "Eck" which translates to "corner". In Austria there are many places ending in this egg (sometimes also only with a single "g"). So his literal name might describe somebody coming from a place called "Schwarzenegg". And Schwarzenegg would be literally "Black-Corner".
  - Rebelgecko 4y ago
    I thought it was a somewhat common name for a Coke/beer mix. Is that a regional thing? Or maybe I just accidentally hung out with lots of old and/or racist Germans
    - orbifold 4y ago
      Definitely somewhat racist.
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ImpressiveWebs 4y ago
He was on Letterman in the 1980s and said his name means “black plowman”.