Etymology won’t get you into heaven, but it makes the journey more interesting — Henri Tracol.
Words related to wissen, to know
das Wissen n — knowledge
ich weiss — I know
die Weisheit n — wisdom
ich habe gewusst — I have known
sein v, — to be
der Bewusstsein n — consciousness
das Gewissen n — conscience
schaffen — to do, to work
die Wissenschaft n — science
das Heim n — home
das Geheimnis n — secret
die Geheimwissenschaft n — esoteric knowledge
Words with the prefix er-
There are many such words in German. “The sense of reaching a goal is what the prefix er- adds to verbs.”
achten v — observe
erachten v — consider
Barmen n — lament
erbarmen v — to pity
leben v — to live
erleben v — to experience
halten v — to hold
erhalten v — to receive
in — in
erinnern v — to remember
sich erinnern — a reflexive verb which usually simply means “remember”, yet the words “ich erinnere mich” literally mean “I remember myself”.
kennen v — to know someone
erkennen v — to recognise
klar adj — clear
erklären v — to explain
stehen v — to stand
erstehen v — to arise
wachen v — to wake
das Erwachen n — awakening
warten v — to wait
erwarten — to expect
die Zahl n — number
zählen v — to count
erzählen v — to tell a story
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