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 Winkelwagen 
 19 Jun 24 11:37:05 
 
From: dieterhansbritz@gmail.com

I thought this is a German word and wondered about it.
But I am told it's Dutch, where Winkel means shop, hence
a shopping cart. Why is shop Winkel in Dutch? I suspect
that Winkel, as in German, means angle.

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