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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Anglo-Saxons loved compound words. The vocabulary of Old English (and just before that) was very small, so putting words together was necessary for building more complex concepts.

English, a Germanic tongue carried into Britain by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians, has been influenced by:

  • Celtic languages
  • A tiny bit of Pictish
  • Old Norse
  • Latin
  • Greek
  • Norman Old French (a dialect somewhat distinct from the rest of Frankia)
  • Plenty of other things
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My favorite English compound word is bookkeeper. 3 consecutive double letters.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My favourite stop on the London Underground is Knightsbridge - 6 consecutive consonants.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I once saw on an italian restaurant menu the word Taramasalata. I am not sure why but it was very amusing to me that every second letter was 'a'