Flying Squid to Today I [email protected]English • 4 months agoTIL the origin of the word 'dog' is an etymological mystery. (The same is true about the word 'squid' but obviously I already knew that.)www.dictionary.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL the origin of the word 'dog' is an etymological mystery. (The same is true about the word 'squid' but obviously I already knew that.)www.dictionary.comFlying Squid to Today I [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecandyman337linkEnglish1•3 months agoWe’ve lost the original word for bear because it was taboo to say, bear is a nickname for bears that meant “brown one” or something like that. Kind of like “he who must not be named” in Harry Potter.
We’ve lost the original word for bear because it was taboo to say, bear is a nickname for bears that meant “brown one” or something like that. Kind of like “he who must not be named” in Harry Potter.