youtu.be/quBNiSzWv5c meer walter de buck :3 #Gent #Vlaams

In Old English, the passive voice could be formed in two ways: A. 'hit is ġebrōht' = it is brought B. 'hit wierþ ġebrōht' = lit. it becomes brought, with 'weorþan' (to become) Sister languages such as German still use B: 'es wird gebracht' 'Weorþan' became 'to worth', but now it's all but gone:

back with more wannes :3 youtu.be/g3yp8LqhkZA

The English words 'no' and 'no' don't have the same origin. 'No', the opposite of 'yes', comes from West-Germanic *naiw ("never"). 'No' as in 'no pain, no gain' arose as a variant of 'none' and stems from *nain ("not any"). They only share the n-, from *ne ("not"). Click to learn more: 1/

The German word 'Feuer' looks a bit like French 'feu' and both mean "fire". A coincidence! They're not etymologically related at all. 'Feuer' and 'fire' come from West Germanic *fuir, while 'feu' stems from Latin 'focus' (hearth), borrowed into English as 'focus'. Click my new graphic for more:

i think this is actually the first song in english i've posted xD youtu.be/SuedIl515W4

youtu.be/0wP9Xabu0ns #Vlaams #Gent #Nederlands #langsky

People often think I’m up to something because of the way I scurry off as soon as I hear them coming but I have the physiognomy of a small rodent I literally can’t help but to scurry

After a cosy Christmas fire, there are cinders in the fireplace, as well as ashes, which in French are called cendres. 'Cinder' and 'cendre' may look alike but they aren't etymologically related: they come from two unrelated words. However, 'cendre' did influence the spelling of 'cinder'. More:

A paladins job isn't just about smiting evil. but creating goodness in their world. I hope everyone has a good Christmas

bwaa :3

[if a cat could write a shopping list] -tuna -treats -plastic bags -a laser pointer??? -cardboard boxes

The finnish verb for to be enough, riittää, originally meant ‘to cover with thin ice’ if you ever feel you‘re going overboard with metaphors in #conlang ing, there is nothing more ridiculous than what natlangs do

A lot of native speakers of English use 'to lay' instead of 'to lie': 'I'm laying here.' This isn't a recent thing: it started in the 14th century. Several sister languages of English, such as Frisian and Afrikaans, even merged the verbs for "to lie" and "to lay" completely. Click for more: 1/

live footage of me making cookies

#lexember Day 13 Śácamþaśá Pif ása Wuþitast, pif qáw látláty. /pif 'ɑːsɐ β̞ʷuθitɐst, pif 'qɑːβ̞ʷ lɑːtlɑːtɵ/ expression: parents make or break a child‘s life literally: A good parent is a dawn wanderer, a bad parent is a shade. (Clarification on mythology in reply) #conlang #conscript #langsky

If this photo reaches your timeline, everything will be okay ❤️

Moew!!!

@pikkuhiljaa.bsky.social 🥺👉👈

I'll be honest with you: screams endlessly

Snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is my favorite fictional trope

What do marshals and mares have in common? Both of these words derive from a Proto-Germanic word for "horse". The distant ancestor of 'marshal' was *marhskalk, which meant "horse attendant", so 'marshal' has made quite a carreer! Click my new graphic to learn more:

im gonna put you in the michaelwave

- Yes - Lack of front rounded vowels - French, Latin - No but i plan on moving to a place where it is - 😺 - French (VOWELSSSSSSSSSSSS) - Nope, tho for some reason it seemed to come pre-installed on my phone - 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 #langsky

@pikkuhiljaa.bsky.social :3333333333333333333

youtu.be/WffMf-c_nG0?... #vlaams #vlaanderen #gent #langsky

Imaging an exoplanet 385 light years away is no small feat but James Webb Telescope with its state-of-the-art capabilities captured a direct image of an exoplanet called HIP 65426 b that far away. #JamesWebb #NASA #Exoplanet

youtu.be/4IP-XHHfTg4 #frysk #fryslan #langsky

Festive bulb 🎄❄️ #art #pokemon

they are trying to create new recipes with their rations. elster is pinning ariane’s hair back so that it doesn’t get in the way. #signalis

Breaking news!!! Woman who napped for 4 hours during daylight now struggling to fall asleep at bedtime