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Re:German for Programmers by fileeditview on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:20PM (#19116436)
There is also the German word "Gebein" which is the literal translation for bone and probably the origin of the dialect "Bein" you use.
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Re:German for Programmers by wirrbel on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:41PM (#19118442)
I think I looked it up in an etymological dictionary and the dialectal form is archaic, I.e standard German uses a "mutated" version of the word.

Probably in German both meanings were used alongside for a while and then folks started to attach a "ge-" in front of one meaning to avoid confusion.

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