Galgenhumor
German (Berlin)
[ˈɡalɡn̩huˌmoːɐ̯]
noun
Definitions
- gallows humor
Etymology
Compound from German Galgen (gallows) + German Humor (humor).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Humor
Gloss
humor
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- humour English
- humor Latin
- hūmor Latin
- Galgen German
- Galgenvogel German
- Humor German
- humorig German
- humorlos German
- humorvoll German
- humour Italian
- galg Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumor Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumoristisch Dutch, Flemish
- humor Dutch, Flemish
- humour French
- galgenhumor Norwegian Bokmål
- galge Swedish
- galghumor Swedish
- humor Swedish
- gałgan Polish
- humor Polish
- galgenhumor Norwegian Nynorsk
- galgenhumor Danish
- galge Serbo-Croatian
- galgo Old High German