Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoLearning a new language is easy!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkLearning a new language is easy!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWe tend to limit it to two words most of the time, and most compound words in English are Germanic in origin.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoWell yeah I didn’t think about that but that’s usually true for the roots. The crazier ones I’m thinking of are with stacked prefixes/suffixes.
We tend to limit it to two words most of the time, and most compound words in English are Germanic in origin.
Well yeah I didn’t think about that but that’s usually true for the roots. The crazier ones I’m thinking of are with stacked prefixes/suffixes.