▲ 28 ▼ How do you say age in your language? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 10 months ago by atheqtpie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments In the languages of my ancestors, for example, if someone was 14 years old, they would be "14 år gammal" in Swedish (14 years old) and "14 Jahre alt" in German (14 years old), but in Italian, they would say "ho 14 anni" (I have 14 years).
[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (3 children) In Plattdeutsch, it's Johr ik bün veerten Johr oold permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] d00ery@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago I (be) am 14 years old? https://www.etymonline.com/word/be permalink fedilink source parent [–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Might as well be a Dutch dialect at this point haha. It's funny how the platt/plat dialects are kinda similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago It did originate in the "low" countries around the Netherlands and Germany. The Mennonites took it with them when they left the Netherlands in the 1500s and it traveled with them to Prussia, then to Ukraine, and then to the Americas. I imagine it changes a little during those 500 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago I (be) am 14 years old? https://www.etymonline.com/word/be permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Might as well be a Dutch dialect at this point haha. It's funny how the platt/plat dialects are kinda similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago It did originate in the "low" countries around the Netherlands and Germany. The Mennonites took it with them when they left the Netherlands in the 1500s and it traveled with them to Prussia, then to Ukraine, and then to the Americas. I imagine it changes a little during those 500 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago It did originate in the "low" countries around the Netherlands and Germany. The Mennonites took it with them when they left the Netherlands in the 1500s and it traveled with them to Prussia, then to Ukraine, and then to the Americas. I imagine it changes a little during those 500 years. permalink fedilink source parent