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minus-squareTheTechnician27linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·5 hours agoThat’s Bayerische Motoren Wankers AG to you.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoIt’s crazy that few days ago I learned what BMW stands for and now I see it everywhere.
minus-squaresome_designer_dudelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI thought it was Bavarian Motor Works or something? Logo was a propeller? No? This is what I’ve always known it to be.
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoCorrect. It’s Bayrische Motoren Werke which translates to Bavarian Motor Factories or maybe Bavarian Motor Workshops. The German Werk has several meanings: The process of work/the work itself needed to finish a specific task. A specific action. E.g. used to imply someone did $thing A specific thing that was produced by someone (e.g. a piece of art) or even someone’s lifeworks as a whole. A factory or industrial complex BUT ALSO depending on context the workers on said factory/complex.
That’s Bayerische Motoren Wankers AG to you.
It’s crazy that few days ago I learned what BMW stands for and now I see it everywhere.
I thought it was Bavarian Motor Works or something? Logo was a propeller? No? This is what I’ve always known it to be.
Correct. It’s Bayrische Motoren Werke which translates to Bavarian Motor Factories or maybe Bavarian Motor Workshops.
The German
Werkhas several meanings: