Henning helps the suffering British economy with a German loan word. Wir haben das Bier erfunden. Flag this comment I did not know that so many German words are used in English. Very interesting! Flag ...

German has a lot of specific words for a lot of silly things, which sound ridiculous when translated literally into English. Here are ten of the best. The German language doesn’t mess around when it ...

A friend from Munich told me of a German word she thought had come directly from English - der Pullunder - but is, in fact, what English speakers call a sleeveless vest. An interesting borrowing from ...

Maybe not exactly but one word that I have found that is particularily hard to say in a multitude of languages is the English word "squirrel". Eichhörnchen in German, Eekhoorn in Dutch. I am sure ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions It's not just über, blitz and schadenfreude. Henning explores German ...