Post #3126096
2026-05-28 07:38 UTC
@yvanspijk@toot.community You mention Dutch vrucht = fetus. Is that common? Because in German, „Frucht des Leibes“ bzw. „Leibesfrucht“ is oldfashioned for fetus/baby.
I find it fascinating that some words hardly change their meaning while others divert widely.
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@yvanspijk@toot.community 2026-05-28 08:22
@fiee@literatur.social It's quite uncommon. I see it almost exclusively used in 'vruchtwater' (amniotic fluid) and 'vruchtje' (the earliest form of the fetus after conception).