Stirbargen: Difference between revisions
→Trivia
(→Trivia) |
(→Trivia) |
||
| Line 81: | Line 81: | ||
*As the Korean name implies, Stirbargen is actually pronounced Shtirbargen, which is a common feature in German when a S is placed before a T or a P. | *As the Korean name implies, Stirbargen is actually pronounced Shtirbargen, which is a common feature in German when a S is placed before a T or a P. | ||
**Stirbargen might be a portmanteau of [[wiktionary:en:sterben|Stirb]] (singular imperative form of ''sterben'', to die) and [[wiktionary:en:arg#German|Argen]] (declined form of ''arg'', bad or intense). | **Stirbargen might be a portmanteau of [[wiktionary:en:sterben|Stirb]] (singular imperative form of ''sterben'', to die) and [[wiktionary:en:arg#German|Argen]] (declined form of ''arg'', bad or intense). | ||
***Many words descend from ''arg'' in German including ''Arge'' (an old word for the devil or Satan) and ''[[wiktionary:en:Arg#German|Arg]]'' (a dated word for malice, falsehood, or deceit). | |||
<br> | <br> | ||