Habseligkeiten

Under belongings is defined as the possession of a paltry almost destitute person. In particular, designated " belongings " those last items that have remained the victim of a disaster or a refugee, or the things that could save a victim in highest need or to which it had to limit the rescue.

" Belongings " has been voted on 24 October 2004 in a organized by the German Language Council and the Goethe Institute, the international competition for " the most beautiful German word" because the expression the secular have with the unattainable goal of human happiness pursuit ( Bliss, Bliss) connect.

In fact, this reasoning has nothing to do with the word history. Because lexically as well as historically, the word " belongings " no "Do - bliss " but " Habsel inaccuracies " or " Habsal inaccuracies ". " Habsal " refers to the totality of what has one. " Habselig " is the adjectival of " Habsal " and " Habseligkeit " turn a nominalization of " habselig ".

Due to the incorrect derivation of the word fierce criticism of the German Language Council and the selected by a jury on his behalf " most beautiful German word" was practiced by different bodies for the part.