Today, I was talking to one my friends who studies at NTNU in Norway. I was curious to find out what NTNU stands for. It is the acronym for "Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet". Though, it was the first Norwegian words I've ever seen, I could guess the meaning easilty. In fact, it's very similar to its German and Dutch variant. Look at the following table which shows the word Science in different Germanic languages.
They are extremely similar. Even more interesting is the fact that certain patterns occur in all these languages.
Unfortunately, pronunciation (and hence listening experience) is very different in these languages and that's what actually learning a language is all about...
| German | Dutch | Norwegian | Swedish | Danish |
| Wissenschaft | wetenschap | vitenskap | vetenskap | videnskab |
They are extremely similar. Even more interesting is the fact that certain patterns occur in all these languages.
Below is another example which shows the word community in the above-mentioned languages. As you can see the schaft suffix and its forms in other languages are repeated.
| German | Dutch | Norwegian | Swedish | Danish |
| Gemeinschaft | gemeenschap | fellesskap | gemenskap | fællesskab |
Unfortunately, pronunciation (and hence listening experience) is very different in these languages and that's what actually learning a language is all about...
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