German words you probably know are kinderagrden from Kinder for child and garten meaning garden. Delicatessen reminds you of essen for to eat.
French words - we have a long list, over 300, without counting words in food, cuisine. The ones which immediately spring to my mind are bureau, desk, chateau, castle or mansion, chauffeur,driver, bouquet, bunch of flowers, and ballet. We eat croissants, which is French for crescent. In the kitchen we have a bain Marie, literally bath (of) Marie.
German
essen - eat
Garten - garden
kinder - child
French
bouquet - bunch of flower
bureau - desk / office
chateau - castle, mansion (often fortified)
chauffeur - driver
coiffeur
I met a linguistics loving soulmate at Writers' Summer School and bought her book.
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