The German "Stirn" is related to greek stérnon (στέρνον) breast and latin sternum (breastbone/Brustbein) And the meaning is to spreads out

the English "stern" comes from a root (*sternjaz) that means rigid/immovable. So it's related to German "starr" (rigid/immovable) and "stur" stubborn

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-...
An excellent guide to imperial measurements

Coins:
Germanys old coin system was basically 12 "Pfennig" to a "Groschen" and 20 "Groschen" to a "Mark"
The led to the names of some coins:
the 10 "Pfennig" coin was called "Groschen" and a 5 "Pfennig" coin was a "Sechser" (sixer)

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a fathom is in german "Klafter" (to span/to compass)
acre is related to "Acker"
inch is "Zoll" (A small wooden cylinder)
league is "Wegstunde" (one hour of travel)

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A movie editor is called "Cutter" in English from the time of physically cutting,
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What is the writing on the wall is in German "Menetekel"