Neugier ist der Katze Tod

German

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Etymology

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Literally, curiosity is the cat's death, probably a loose calque of English curiosity killed the cat. According to Google Ngram Viewer, the Germanized proverb was essentially nonexistent prior to the early 2000s and has been steadily increasing in usage since then.[1]

Proverb

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Neugier ist der Katze Tod

  1. curiosity killed the cat

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