Mwallerby@startrek.website to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIt's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ringmessage-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareIt's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ringMwallerby@startrek.website to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebob_lemonlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoGerman also has Trauring (and related words) going back to that root. Although it’s rather archaic and not used nearly as much as Ehe or Heirat. And then there’s Hochzeit for just the ceremony. I never realized how many words we use for wedding…
German also has Trauring (and related words) going back to that root. Although it’s rather archaic and not used nearly as much as Ehe or Heirat. And then there’s Hochzeit for just the ceremony.
I never realized how many words we use for wedding…