In terms of the number of features, the language closest to Ukrainian is the language of the Lusatian Sorbs, who came to East Germany from Ukraine over 1,500 years ago.
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj21KAqXcAAYN6B?format=jpg&name=medium](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj21KAqXcAAYN6B?format=jpg&name=medium)
In general, East Germans are mostly Germanized Slavs.
Berlin – from berl / brl → “swamp” or berloga „den“
Leipzig – from Lipzk → “place of linden trees”
Rostock – from rostok → “branch of a river”
Dresden – from Drežďany → “people from the floodplain forest”
Chemnitz – from Kamenica → “stony river”
Lübeck – from Liubice → “favorite place”
Schwerin – from Zvěrin → “animal place”
Cottbus – from Chóśebuz (Sorbian form)
Görlitz – from Gorelica → “burnt place”
Lothdrak on
Saarland is really France !
ntropyyyy on
Source?
Escape_Force on
What was it 4 years ago?
TheUnkillableKlorg on
Hmmm, Germany cut in four….
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Thanks that you did clarify lmfao
What a surprise🤯
In terms of the number of features, the language closest to Ukrainian is the language of the Lusatian Sorbs, who came to East Germany from Ukraine over 1,500 years ago.
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj21KAqXcAAYN6B?format=jpg&name=medium](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj21KAqXcAAYN6B?format=jpg&name=medium)
In general, East Germans are mostly Germanized Slavs.
Berlin – from berl / brl → “swamp” or berloga „den“
Leipzig – from Lipzk → “place of linden trees”
Rostock – from rostok → “branch of a river”
Dresden – from Drežďany → “people from the floodplain forest”
Chemnitz – from Kamenica → “stony river”
Lübeck – from Liubice → “favorite place”
Schwerin – from Zvěrin → “animal place”
Cottbus – from Chóśebuz (Sorbian form)
Görlitz – from Gorelica → “burnt place”
Saarland is really France !
Source?
What was it 4 years ago?
Hmmm, Germany cut in four….