Bereitschaftsbeitrag

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9. November 2016

Some etymological fun touching upon Kung Fu Panda, Schopenhauer, Germanic nature

the presented: a present, the present
the given: a gift

gegen (ger.) = against
Wart (ger.) = warden
Gegen|wart (ger.) = the present = against, facing the | warden

mit (ger.) = with
das Gegebene (the given): Gift (poison), Mit|gift (dowry)

Wette (ger.) = a bet
Streit (ger.) = a quarrel
Wett|streit (ger.) = a contest = bet | quarrel: I bet that I'm the faster one! No, I am! No, I am! Let's run.

Kampf (ger.) = a fight
Wett|kampf (ger.) = same thing with a more established ring to it

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