Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.
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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "ernst" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "ernst" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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I get that “ernst” means serious. But so does “ernstgemeint” which is a puzzle. And why is sometimes spelled “ernst gemeint”? This is a good case for Word Detective Emmanuel!
Actually, this is the first time that I see “ernstgemeint” as one word.
But I checked an apparently it’s a common spelling.
The proper way is “ernst gemeint” though, which translates to
To differentiate between “ernst” and “ernst gemeint”, here’s an example:
Depending on context, this can be the same thing, of course.
Hope that helps :)