𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 29 days agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoSome German speakers say “Erdapfel” which is literally “earth apple.”
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoThe Swabian word Grombira comes from literally “ground pear”
minus-squareElmarsonTheThird@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·28 days ago“Grumbern” is the same in parts of Frankonia.
minus-squareHaus@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoIn Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoThat’s my understanding. Though I have only visited the Kartoffel regions myself.
minus-squareBonerMan@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI know the Germans near the Czech border are also calling it erdapfel sometimes but in southern Bavaria and Austria it’s the norm from my experience.
Some German speakers say “Erdapfel” which is literally “earth apple.”
The Swabian word Grombira comes from literally “ground pear”
“Grumbern” is the same in parts of Frankonia.
In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).
Isnt that most common in Austria
That’s my understanding. Though I have only visited the Kartoffel regions myself.
I know the Germans near the Czech border are also calling it erdapfel sometimes but in southern Bavaria and Austria it’s the norm from my experience.