• Samsy@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    Wait a moment, “schlepped” is an english word and it means the same like carrying? Because it’s from german word “schleppen”.

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      18 hours ago

      My guess would be that the word made it into the English vocabulary via Yiddish.

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        10 hours ago

        It exists with different spellings in all the Scandinavian languages as well, borrowed from old Saxon.

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      16 hours ago

      In English, it’s usually used in a context where there’s some humor, frustration, or irony involved, like in the comic.

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        12 hours ago

        Okay that sounds familiar. Germans use it the same way. Carry means “tragen” and nobody would use “schleppen” in a serious sentence.