1787: Unternehmen and Undertaking Nov 5, 2019

English and German are very similar in some ways, but some words develop extra connotations over time. 'Unternehmen' and 'undertaking' come from the same two elements looking at the words parsed, but they aren't always used in the same contexts. 'Unternehmen' most often means 'business', but can also mean '[military] operation', as in 'Unternehmen Barbarossa'. In English, 'undertaking' can relate to more general tasks, or alternatively a promise. Of course, these can be quite related, but not entirely the same.

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