der Esel geht immer voran
German, proverb
der Esel geht immer voran is spelled D-E-R-E-S-E-L-G-E-H-T-I-M-M-E-R-V-O-R-A-N (21 letters). Der Esel geht immer voran is a German proverb meaning “Said when someone mentions themselves first in an enumeration of people (like “I and you”, “I and my friend”), which is considered…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does der Esel geht immer voran mean in English?
proverb
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Said when someone mentions themselves first in an enumeration of people (like “I and you”, “I and my friend”), which is considered unmannered in the German-speaking (and some other) countries
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).