Well....basically, it's been always understood that you can 'band' nouns together.
So I'll give you an example.
das Fingerspitzengefühl.
Meaning? The fingertip feeling. In reality, this someone referring something in the sense of a instinct. So there are several nouns banded into this 19-letter word.
Freundschaftsbeziehungen is another example. It would mean you and your 'special' buddy.....having a 'friendship relationship'.
Even in modern times....long German words get invented.
For 2023 as an example....Kussskandal (not that long in lentgth) was invented....which basically means 'kissing scandal'. This goes to a soccer ceremony back in October 2023....when the Croatian Foreign Minister tried to kiss the German Foreign Minister (Baerbock, Green Party, female) on the lips. You can hunt around....various videos do exist....as Baerbock attempted to dodge the lip-to-lip kiss. For about a week....this was a 'hot' topic in Germany, and Kussskandal was invented.
Teilzeitgesellschaft came out in 2023 as a newly invented word....banded together. Meaning? Part-time society....which was to be used to describe the idea of a 4-day work-week, and how you'd have this extra time (3 days) to develop more hobbies.
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Freundschaftsbeziehungen is a new one on me. My wife laughed and said it sounded gay. lol
And das Fingerspitzengefühl....we won't talk about that one. ;-)
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