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The interesting thing about “Algvandringen” is that you can hear “Elk wandering” in it, showing the evolutionary similarities of two Germanic languages.
by vonnik 5mo ago
The interesting thing about “Algvandringen” is that you can hear “Elk wandering” in it, showing the evolutionary similarities of two Germanic languages.
- kzrdude 5mo agoÄlg and Elk are really quite similar words. Ä and E are very close in swedish.
- ArneVogel 5mo agoAnd 120 years ago Älg would have been written Elg [1]. [1] https://8sidor.se/kronika/2026/04/spraket-blev-lite-lattare/ https://8sidor.se/kronika/2026/04/spraket-blev-lite-lattare/
- tokai 5mo agoElk meant moose until English speakers came to north America and started calling wapitis for elk. A lot of animals in areas that was colonized are named like that.