Jerry?

[Gewehr]

We used to call the germans jerry, krout, and the bosh, I know why they called em krouts. Because  the germans ate a type of food called krout.
But where did the names jerry, and bosh come from?  :?

[Imperious Leader]

I know its from ww1 and its from the British… thats all i know.

[Yahoshua]

The “Kraut” was from the german food Saeurkraut (I think it’s something like fermented cabbage but I’m not really sure).

“Jerry” is the American spelling of the British term, the british called the Germans “Gerries” (a slang term for Germans).

More information can be found here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_(WWII)

[Gewehr]

Ooohh! Ok, thanks.

Wans’t it the french how called em the bosh?

[Yahoshua]

Originated in Portugal but is derived from a Fench word. It says it there in the Wikipedia link (spelled Boche).

[cyan]

@Yahoshua:

The “Kraut” was from the german food Saeurkraut (I think it’s something like fermented cabbage but I’m not really sure).

“Jerry” is the American spelling of the British term, the british called the Germans “Gerries” (a slang term for Germans).

More information can be found here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_(WWII)

Sourkrurt is hungarian first, but you put it on your hot dogs. thats stuff is nasty.

[Yahoshua]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerkraut

[Guest]

The term “Jerry” was started by the British, because the Germans began to call the British “Tommies”

So it became a battle between “Tom” and “Jerry” :lol:

[Yemble]

mmmm sourkraut…rueben…mmmmm

[Jermofoot]

@Yemble:

mmmm sourkraut…rueben…mmmmm

OH YEAH.  That sammich is tha bomb.

Here is something on boche: http://www.billcasselman.com/wording_room/boche.htm@M36:

The term “Jerry” was started by the British, because the Germans began to call the British “Tommies”

The Brits were called Tommies or Tom well before WW2 or even WW1.

[Yahoshua]

The history and evolution of words is always interesting.