Thursday, August 26, 2004

German Duden Adds "Googeln"

The German Duden, our #1 authoritative dictionary, in its recent 23rd edition adds “googeln” as verb. “Googeln” is the German variant of “to google”. As this addition makes “google” an official part of the German language, it also furthers Google becoming a genericized trademark. Here are usage examples of the German “to google”:

• “Sie können uns im Netz googeln” (You [formal] can google us online.)
• “Ich habe gegoogelt, um es zu finden” (I googled to find it.)
• “Ich war am googeln, als ich es fand” (I was googling when I found it)
• “Er googelte mich im Netz” (He googled me online)
• “Ich google Informationen” (I google information)
• “Ich googele nach Informationen” (I google for information)

This is the full entry in the Duden, emphasizing the difference between google as verb and Google as registered trademark (capital “G”, no verb preposition):

goo|geln (im Internet, bes. in Google suchen); ich goog[e]le; Goo|gle® [’gu:gl] ohne Artikel (Internetsuchmaschine)

[Thanks Markus.]

German Duden Adds "Googel ... by Philipp Lenssen

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Tracking Memes in Google ... by Philipp Lenssen

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Googling Without Google by Philipp Lenssen

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