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Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·german ·1930s

Autobahn

from Autobahn

Meaning
Auto-way — Germany's motorway network, mostly without speed limits.
Source word
Autobahn
Route into English
1930s German motorway construction; English-language journalism kept the German word.
Arrived
1930s

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