Saturday 15 October 2011

Favourite foreign onomatopoeia - 5

Eichhörnchen - German, squirrel ([actually derives from 'oak' (and 'acorn'?), but] tell me that's not also the noise they make!)
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  1. Anonymous23 June 2012 at 06:00

    Eichhörnchen comes from Eich (oak) and horn (horn). The "chen" is a diminuative ending making it a "little horned oak" critter.

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