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[โ€“] jxk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a pet peeve of mine, but no. All three words forlorn (English), verloren (Dutch), and verloren (German) have the same origin, but none derive from another.

[โ€“] cosmoscoffee 6 points 1 month ago

If I remember correctly, words that are basically linguistic cousins are called cognates