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[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's crazy that few days ago I learned what BMW stands for and now I see it everywhere.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I thought it was Bavarian Motor Works or something? Logo was a propeller? No? This is what I’ve always known it to be.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 3 points 59 minutes ago

Correct. 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.