Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoLearning a new language is easy!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1802arrow-down17
arrow-up1795arrow-down1imageLearning a new language is easy!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months 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-up2·7 months 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.