Ten French words borrowed from German

Molière and Goethe did not know each other.

And for good reason, a century separates them.

However, the language of one has been enriched by the language of the other.

So is French: a harmonious set of words drawn here and there: from English to Spanish, from Japanese to Croatian, not to mention Turkish and Tahitian, Hindi and Hebrew ... The French language is a real medley of foreign words!

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In this regard, German occupies a prominent place.

There is the

of course, but also the

, the

and the

.

But also the verb

, which comes to us from the old Francique

,

.

Or the

, a word of Walloon origin, probably arrived in our language by Dutch or Middle German.

Words sharing such heredity dot the French language.

As we prepare to elect a new Chancellor across the Rhine,

you to rediscover the influence of German in our language.

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