Korkwest in Low German

Pronunciation: /kɔ͡ɐkvɛst/

noun

Syllabication: Kork·west

Plural: Korkwesten f de Korkwest

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advanced vocabulary

nautics

Low Saxon:

West ut Kork, dat man baven swemmen blifft

German:

Rettungsweste

ursprünglich aus Kork

Korkweste

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Kork + West

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