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[–] AstaKask@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's actually completely related etymologically. Mandem = Man + Dem (Them). Manden = Man + Den (The). Both use the same Germanic words from two very similar Germanic languages. Mandem would just be plural Manden.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm learning danish as a native English speaker and damn near every danish word is related to a bunch of English words etymologically, even more than when I was learning french.