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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "lager" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "lager" 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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is this the “bearing” belong to this page, sir?
I don’t understand the question. Please clarify. Thank you.
hallo, the English “bearing” in mechanical industry, in german it is lager, I just can not imagine how this two meanings connected.
Ohhh, now I get the question.
The better word in German is “Kugellager”, which literally means “ball depository”. It “stores” little balls.
The English term “bearing” is appearantly based on the idea that the entire unit “bears” the friction.
That’s what I found in Etymonline anyway:
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=bearing
ok, now I know, it is from different source.
Oh yes, no connection in this case.