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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "zuliebe" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "zuliebe" 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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“Den Pommes zuliebe bin ich dorthin gegangen”
correct usage? : )
Only if the context is that it’s really really important for the fries that you go there and because you respect them so much, you do them that favor.
That’s how I use the phrase, anyway. But I’m not sure, if other people would agree.
ah interesting. so there’s the idea of there being a benefit for the dativ object. That makes sense given the examples i’ve seen elsewhere…