PF Wordsmiths

[Totem Polar]

Sounds like "overwhelming" ≈ "Überwältigung" to me.



Or how about this?

Even better, the P-F version:

[0ddl0t]

linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?query=Ehrfurcht

It has both aspects: humility and awe. In a positive way. The adressee has deserved it, he or she did something extremely great. Don't know an English word for it. The word is so strong, probably the only adressee to whom the word fits is God.

Linguee translates it as: reverence, awe, veneration.

Ehrfurcht is might be it - visually it looks about right and the meaning is in the 10-ring, but it isn't quite ringing the bell in my head. I wonder if there is a related word from Sweden or Norway or something.

starstruck adjective
star·​struck | \ ˈstär-ˌstrək \
Definition of starstruck
: particularly taken with celebrities (such as movie stars)

Pretty much, just less to do with popularity and more to do with merit. And probably with less of a fawning connotation.

[Totem Polar]

As P30 notes "reverential" might work, and you can replace ‘star’ with several alternatives: "awestruck," "wonderstruck," and my favorite, "shitmodstruck."

[P30]

I wonder if there is a related word from Sweden or Norway or something.

I don't speak these languages. But I've looked it up:

In Swedish, it's

vördnad

and in Norwegian

ærefrykt.

The Norwegian word looks similar to the German. For both words, you can click on the speaker symbol and listen how it sounds.

[Balisong]

No, no, the German verb "treten" means the same as "to kick". And the noun "Tritt" means the kick.

We don't have a short word for "glove". We call it "Handschuh" which means: A shoe for the hand. We often construct words out of two or more other words. Sometimes it's cool because it's self-explanatory. But sometimes the words become too long and hard to read (I think, then the structure should be made explicit by hyphens).

That is really interesting. I wonder why she didn't know that word? She's born and raised in Germany, had only been in the states for a handful of years. Is working on dual citizenship and traveling the country as a semi- pro golfer (she stayed with us for a week cuz some mutual friends asked if she could while playing a tournament local to us).

[P30]

That is really interesting. I wonder why she didn't know that word?

A man finds a bottle. Bang - a genie comes out! "You have one wish", he says.

The man says: "Cool, I would like to have a beautyful, lonesome island. But I'm frightened on airplanes and get seasick on ships. So there must be an autobahn leading to this island."

The genie replies: "I have a beautyful, lonesome island. But it's 500 miles away from the mainland. Building an autobahn, which leads to this island, is impossible even for me. Do you have another wish?"

The man: "Then explain to me how the women think!"

Genie says: "No problem! How do want your autobahn? 4 or 6 lanes?"

[0ddl0t]

Here is another name that I remember I've forgotten:


It is what you call it when something gets stronger the more you fight against it. I think it is 2-words, definitely has an english Wikipedia entry, might be based on something some ancient philosopher said.



PS: Is there a name for when you know you've forgotten something, but can't remember what?

[SAWBONES]

Does anyone know which word denotes the awe and humility felt when encountering someone on a much higher (ability) level than you? It might have been a foreign word - maybe with northern European origins?

Perhaps adoration?

[the Schwartz]

PS: Is there a name for when you know you've forgotten something, but can't remember what?

I believe that's called a "senior moment".

[Tamara]

Yes, I should have said I bet they have a really accurate word for this. As the Inuit have 31 words for snow, the Germans have 52 for craftsmanship.

But there is no word in German for "fluffy".