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jhoechtl
on March 25, 2021
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The Decline and Fall of the Latin Neuter
German is not a romance language yet had heavy influences from Latin. The neuter "das" is alive and kicking, no sign whatsoever of disappearance.
It's das Haus (the house), das Kind (the child)
Grustaf
on March 25, 2021
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Presumably, neutrum in Germanic languages comes from Proto-Indoeuropean, just like in Slavic languages or indeed Latin itself. Is there any reason to believe that it came to modern German by way of Latin?
wolfi1
on March 25, 2021
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German is from another language family, I doubt that neuter was introduced from Latin
kgwgk
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And, interestingly, das Mädchen (the girl).
leonry
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This is because it is a diminutive, cf.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutiv#Grammatisches_Geschl...
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It's das Haus (the house), das Kind (the child)