I am looking for a text file of a list of words (roughly the 5000-10000 most common English words) and their root word and root word language. My Google Fu only turns up single words or pages that I can type in a word to get to another page to get the etymology.
Wikipedia has some stuff, but it is sorted by language root, which is not what I am looking for.
I would like to have a long list of words in a text file so that I can manipulate it programatically. Comma separated or whatever, any format would be great.
Here is one use case:
Yoke - [list of words that have yoke in the etymological history] (Many, many many English words come from the root work for Yoke.)
All answers appreciated!
posted by Monkey0nCrack
on May 16, 2013 -
6 answers
I super love my 4-year old German Shepherd, but his desire to work/have a purpose has not waned with age, and I feel like he would be so much happier in life if I could help him find that purpose. His favorite thing on earth is playing fetch, but I know I can give him more than that. Suggestions?
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posted by corn_bread
on Mar 26, 2013 -
11 answers
This envelope with a letter inside was found inside a large decaying bound edition of Shakespeare auf Deutsch in a junk shop in Bushwick that was only apparently open for a few months before disappearing. The letter, postmarked 15 March, 1939 - was sent to Paris by a Mr. Henri Wolf. The contents of the letter appear to be German shorthand. Included was small piece of what looks like code, there's nothing else on the back.
The letter, envelope, postcard, etc in question are at this imgur album. Hivemind: What the hell is this?
posted by The Whelk
on Mar 14, 2013 -
28 answers
I am at a meetup in Boston at a German restaurant (Jacob Wirth) and we have been served cornbread as an appetizer, but none of the mefites present thinks of cornbread as a German food. Can anyone tell us if there is some Germanic cuisine connection we are missing here?
Hope us, please -- a half-dozen curious mefites are baffled.
posted by ricochet biscuit
on Feb 28, 2013 -
10 answers
Hello, Hive.
I'm working on a historical graphic novel and a portion of it involves four sentences in German. I've made an effort to hammer something out by testing Google Translate's gibberish against some German language textbooks and grammar sites. I'm sorta confident about them, but would love for any bilingual native German speakers to give them a once over. Particularly, if you have any insights into generational differences in the German language, as this piece is supposed to take place during WWII.
Posting them after the jump.
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posted by ProfLinusPauling
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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I’m currently working on an international project and need to format documents written in German, Polish and Croatian for use on the web. What is the quickest way to convert all the non-ASCII characters into the relevant character entity? Some sort of web form would be my ideal solution, but I’d settle for a freeware program.
posted by the latin mouse
on Feb 27, 2013 -
8 answers
What are your tips and techniques for learning advanced vocabulary and grammar in a foreign language?
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posted by kristi
on Feb 26, 2013 -
15 answers
I would like to know, when one is studying German, what do you have to learn with nouns? With verbs?
I think with nouns you must learn the gender and the plural form, but that's it. Should you also learn declension?
With verbs, what must one memorize in addition to the root word?
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posted by gnossie
on Feb 16, 2013 -
8 answers
We have this "German translation" of a template, which is obviously incomplete:
Sie haben einen Termin mit Dr. [DOCTOR'S NAME] on [DATE] at [TIME].
I don't trust google translate, so I come to you, German speakers of metafilter. Can you please finish the translation? Thanks.
posted by [@I][:+:][@I]
on Feb 7, 2013 -
12 answers
What is this non-English, possibly German word? Sounds like veetsul zooten, means emotional from an impending change.
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posted by BusyBusyBusy
on Jan 3, 2013 -
9 answers
I'm visiting my family for the holidays in Boston. My senior German Shepherd
dog cannot come with me. How can I make sure that my house is not destroyed and neither my dog nor my roommate are traumatized by the experience?
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posted by ablazingsaddle
on Dec 19, 2012 -
15 answers
Could someone please identify these two lieder? I think they are German art songs. I can't even make out any phrase to use as a search term (so if you can, that would be great):
one;
two. Thanks in advance.
posted by amtho
on Nov 9, 2012 -
11 answers
Where can I find the text of the poem "Swabian Tale" by
Ludwig Uhland that Albert Einstein extracted the term "Valiant Swabian" to refer to himself in communication with his wife Mileva?
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posted by zaebiz
on Nov 5, 2012 -
2 answers
If true, why did German Intelligence pale so much in comparison to the British and Russians during WWII?
posted by mousepad
on Oct 13, 2012 -
24 answers
What are the German equivalents of the Savage Lovecast, This American Life or Judge John Hodgman? Doesn't have to be a podcast, but I do need to be able to listen online.
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posted by Acheman
on Oct 4, 2012 -
10 answers
Hermann Hesse apparently published a book called
Bäume: Betrachtungen und Gedichte (Trees: Reflections and Poems) and I'm trying to find a version in English, because it sounds awesome.
Look.
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posted by Cobalt
on Sep 25, 2012 -
6 answers
What is "the German" (dance? Game?) referred to in several Louisa May Alcott books?
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posted by xaire
on Sep 17, 2012 -
14 answers
My senior German Shepherd has had a few bouts of diarrhea recently, and I'm not sure why it's happening or how to stop it. I haven't changed his food, and fecal analyses and blood work didn't turn up anything. Is occasional diarrhea just something that happens, or should I be more worried?
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posted by ablazingsaddle
on Sep 4, 2012 -
14 answers
Making friends in a second language: Can you explain to me why it doesn't matter?
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posted by colfax
on Aug 16, 2012 -
52 answers
Information on JLLERT (German printer?). I have an old German olive oil label. I am trying to determine just how old it is. In small print, it reads "JLLERT No. 7516 (or 4516)". I suspect that JLLERT is the printer's name. The label was used by August Grill (Schorndorf), a store that was in operation from 1912 to 1965. I would like to know when JLLERT was in operation.
posted by kirsti
on Aug 8, 2012 -
7 answers
My wife, a card-carrying permanent resident alien living in the U.S., allowed her German passport to expire and is seeking a renewal through the German Consulate in New York City. She has her documentation mostly in order, including German birth certificate, but needs to show proof of a name change that took place during an adoption in Iowa when she was four years old. Difficulty: Iowa adoption records are sealed. Looking for advice on how to best request a copy of the documentation, or provide a suitable alternative. Comprehensive details inside.
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posted by Joey Bagels
on Jul 23, 2012 -
5 answers
What would it be like for an American to live in a neighborhood of Berlin like
Neukölin and attempt to study Arabic and German at the same time?
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posted by Corduroy
on Jul 15, 2012 -
10 answers
Ridiculously specific classical music question: What is the poem/program note that is supposed to be read before the final movement in Hindemith's 'Sonata for Alto Horn in E flat' (1943)? In the original German and the English translation, if possible.
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posted by Peter Petridish
on Jul 13, 2012 -
3 answers
How can I help my foster German Shepherd Dog chill out, have fun, move past an abusive past, and find a forever home?
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posted by ablazingsaddle
on Jun 14, 2012 -
33 answers
I found a dog recently with some friends. He ended up in the shelter because he has a chip, but the numbers associated with his chip are disconnected and he is now up for adoption. The problem? He's a 7-year-old male German Shepherd.
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posted by ablazingsaddle
on Jun 6, 2012 -
40 answers
I'm moving to Berlin next month. What should I watch on German tv? I'm looking for something, preferably weekly primetime, with a storyline that will pull me in, and language that's hopefully not too obscuredly regional or slangy or jargony. I could be happy with any genre. I'm looking to improve my German. Currently my German is clunky but functional. I will also of course be out and about, taking courses, finding my way around, speaking with people. Also, just, what's good on tv in Germany?
posted by dmvs
on Jun 2, 2012 -
9 answers
If you have the chance to study full-time in a non-native situation, how long does it take to become fluent in a language?
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posted by Megami
on May 26, 2012 -
17 answers
There's a German, or Austrian comedian that goes around the US in public places dense with pedestrians and asks questions (mock interview style) about Germany, while playing up a euro-german sort of archetype. I have searched to no avail, if anyone could link or send a name it would very appreciated. And, it is so funny if I don't see it I will die. Thanks!
posted by four panels
on Apr 19, 2012 -
6 answers
Can you recommend passages I can memorize in Spanish, French, Italian, German, or Russian?
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posted by kristi
on Mar 15, 2012 -
12 answers
Where can I find a German dictionary which I can use to run simple linguistic experiments?
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posted by StoneSpace
on Jan 31, 2012 -
6 answers
I am translating a German bibliography entry to English. The entry has "21. Jg." after the periodical title. What does "Jg." mean?
posted by likeapen
on Jan 30, 2012 -
3 answers
I'm hoping to visit German or Austria in the summer of 2011 and would like my two children, aged five and eight, to enrol in a language course while we're there. The Internet isn't turning up much, at least on English language searches. Any ideas/recommendations for schools/locations would be gratefully received.
posted by Holly
on Jan 4, 2012 -
3 answers
How do I shake off the rust and review four years of German language and grammar in a short time period?
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posted by Atarah
on Dec 29, 2011 -
6 answers
What is this German hairstyle? As seen recently in Berlin on a hip young man and not-hip young child, it seemed shorter on the top than on the sides but not a mullet (my memory is a little hazy), like it must have been a traditional quick n' easy home haircut possibly done with clippers but not something I've ever seen in the states. Bonus: how do you achieve this hairstyle?
posted by ennui.bz
on Dec 7, 2011 -
7 answers
Is there a website or computer program that uses spaced repetition to help users build language vocabulary, and (perhaps more importantly) is completely free? I used to use smart.fm to help me learn German, but stopped when it became non-free. Now my knowledge of German words is almost as stingy as I am.
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posted by matlock expressway
on Dec 2, 2011 -
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