spanisch vorkommen

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Etymology edit

From the time when Charles V was reigning over Germany and the German populace came into contact with Spanish customs and fashion, which were outlandish to them.

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Verb edit

spanisch vorkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt spanisch vor, past tense kam spanisch vor, past participle spanisch vorgekommen, past subjunctive käme spanisch vor, auxiliary sein)

  1. to seem strange, outlandish, suspicious, incomprehensible
    Das kommt mir spanisch vor!This seems strange to me!

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