Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 29 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down12
arrow-up1227arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squareIconoclast@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·27 days agoBear is a bit similar. It is not known what the actual name of that animal was. The term “bear” refers to brown scary thing that people called it instead because it was thought that saying it’s name would summon it. Kind of like Voldemort.
Bear is a bit similar. It is not known what the actual name of that animal was. The term “bear” refers to brown scary thing that people called it instead because it was thought that saying it’s name would summon it. Kind of like Voldemort.