OP - Honestly, I am devastated by all this apparent forgetfulness and ignorance! 🙂

Such valuable words - lost to the collective memory - possibly forever, o Gott o Gott, mon dieu!

But I am impressed by the caution that is wisely used in this definition of Flitterwochen:

This Old English expression (probably borrowed from German) meant “fleeting weeks,” and refers to what we today call a honeymoon

... This is true scientific, linguistic caution at its best: because in the end, you never know anything for sure!

And chances are: this term was initially used by the Native Americans! 🙂

Attempted irony aside, I do like the idea of this thread. Writing this, I was asking myself: Does anyone still use "come to the fore" - which at least sounds very old-fashioned to my ears.

Siehe auch: Bedrohte Wörter

Siehe auch: Bedrohte Wörter II

Siehe auch: Bedrohte Wörter III

related discussion: Bedrohte Wörter IV

Overmorrow, the day following tomorrow.