A Wanderwort (German: [ˈvandɐvɔʁt] translated from German as 'migrant word' literally "wander word," sometimes pluralized as Wanderwörter, usually capitalized following German practice) is a word that has spread as a loanword among numerous languages and cultures, especially those that are far away from one another. As such, Wanderwörter are a curiosity in historical linguistics and sociolinguistics within a wider study of language contact.
A Wanderwort (German: [ˈvandɐvɔʁt] translated from German as 'migrant word' literally "wander word," sometimes pluralized as Wanderwörter, usually capitalized following German practice) is a word that has spread as a loanword among numerous languages and cultures, especially those that are far away from one another. As such, Wanderwörter are a curiosity in historical linguistics and sociolinguistics within a wider study of language contact.
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