http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/germ/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/germ/comment-page-1/#comment-54828 Frank Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:47:53 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=85#comment-54828 Think about what Americans hated more than anything during WWII. "Germs" is a slang word for something else Americans still hate (microbes that do harm to your body) . I don't think it's too far fetched to make the connection there now. Think about what Americans hated more than anything during WWII. “Germs” is a slang word for something else Americans still hate (microbes that do harm to your body) . I don’t think it’s too far fetched to make the connection there now.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/germ/comment-page-1/#comment-34270 Snehith Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:12:03 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=85#comment-34270 The word germ did not come from Germany. He said Germany is very clean. Germ is another word for sproutling, bud of a plant. The current meaning for germ came from the germ theory of disease. The word germ did not come from Germany. He said Germany is very clean. Germ is another word for sproutling, bud of a plant. The current meaning for germ came from the germ theory of disease.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/germ/comment-page-1/#comment-27582 Karol Foster Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:25:11 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=85#comment-27582 I do not get it at all and I read it all so why does the word germ get it from the country Germany is it because the had alot of disease and they called them germs?? I do not get it at all and I read it all so why does the word germ get it from the country Germany is it because the had alot of disease and they called them germs??

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