Wahrscheinlich kennen alle den Schweizer Gruß " Grüezi ". Allerdings habe ich im Schweizerischen Idiotikon folgendes gelesen: "Gott Grüezi hört-me nümme gärn, Salü und Servus sind modärn" In der Tat hört man auch "Salü" und andere Grußformeln. Welchen Gruß würde man im jeweiligen Kontext verwenden (Freunde, Kollegen, Familie, förmlicher Empfang)?
14 Someone told me that there is an etymological connection between the words gut (good) and Gott (god). Is there any truth to such an assertion? I looked at the Oxford English Dictionary under the etymology of the word god and it said it comes from the German Gott, but notes that the source/origins of that word is otherwise unknown.
Was bedeutet die Schwurformel »so wahr mir Gott helfe«? Gilt der Eid dann nur, falls Gott dem Eidleistenden hilft? Falls ja, müsste Gott dem Eidleistenden dann nur zum Zeitpunkt des Schwurs helfen,
As we know from here "Grüß Gott!" is a "Bavarian thing," not implying anything more than a type of "hello." How do non-Bavarians respond? An acquaintance from northern Germany likes to say "Wenn D...
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I'm looking for polite alternatives to the omnipresent Grüß Gott in Austria/Bavaria. I dislike using a religious phrase to salute others (potentially non religious persons). I'm also not very fo...
It means service/servant and is used in southern Germany (Bavaria) which is predominantly Catholic. It is intended as meaning "service to God" similar to another greeting, "Grüß Gott" which means "Greetings to God."