Bob Walkden schrieb:
> 'abseil' is the word used in British English, even by gritty,
> unpretentious mountaineering types. We also recognise 'rappel', which is
> also from French so probably no more and no less pretentious.
'rappel' may be from French origin, but "abseil" definitely is not.
"Abseilen" is a German verb which consists of "ab" (down or downwards) and
"Seil" (rope), so "abseilen" literally translates into "going downwards
with the help of a rope".
Arnold
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