Deutsche Lehnwörter im Amerikanischen (more to come)

Kindergarten und Blitzkrieg kennt jeder. Mein neuester Find- und Liebling ist:
“Abseil” (German spelling: sich abseilen, a reflexive verb, to rope (seil) oneself (sich) down (ab)); the term abseiling is used in the UK and commonwealth countries, “roping (down)” in various English settings, “rappelling” in the US and “snapling” by Israelis.

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