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senderistatoday at 12:09 AM1 replyview on HN

A famous example (similar to the ones you can find between West Frisian and modern English):

Vedic Sanskrit: Devas adadat datas; Devas dat dhanas.

Lithuanian: Dievas davė dantis; Dievas duos duonos.

English Translation: God gave teeth; God will give bread.


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senderistatoday at 12:20 AM

Just to save anyone the trouble of a web search:

West Frisian: Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis is goed Ingelsk en goed Frysk.

Modern English: Butter, bread, and green cheese is good English and good Frisian.