galgenhumor
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɣɑl.ɣə(n)ˌɦy.mɔr/
noun
Definitions
- gallows humour Commonwealth, gallows humor US
Etymology
Borrowed from German Galgenhumor (gallows humor) compound from Dutch, Flemish galg (gallow) + Dutch, Flemish humor (hilarity, humour).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
humor
Gloss
hilarity, humour
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- humor English
- Galgen German
- Galgenhumor German
- Humor German
- galg Dutch, Flemish
- galgenaas Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumoristisch Dutch, Flemish
- humor Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumor Norwegian Bokmål
- galghumor Swedish
- galgenhumor Norwegian Nynorsk
- galgenhumor Danish
- galge Middle Dutch
- galg Afrikaans