Neugier ist der Katze Tod in German

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Etymology: Literally, “curiosity is the cat's death”, probably a loose calque of English curiosity killed the cat. According to Google Ngram Viewer, the Germanized proverb was essentially nonexistent prior to the early 2000s and has been steadily increasing in usage since then. Etymology templates: {{m-g|curiosity is the cat's death}} “curiosity is the cat's death”, {{lit|curiosity is the cat's death}} Literally, “curiosity is the cat's death”, {{clq|de|en|curiosity killed the cat|nocap=1}} calque of English curiosity killed the cat Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} Neugier ist der Katze Tod, {{de-proverb}} Neugier ist der Katze Tod

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"Neugier ist der Katze Tod" meaning in German

Proverb