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Posting time: 5.2 years ago on 10/12/2015 12:45:19 AM
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Other Archived TIL the original word for "bear" became taboo in Germanic languages (including English), and was replaced by euphemisms meaning "the brown one." Slavic languages replaced it with "honey eater." (charlierussellbears.com)
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[–] CobraStallone 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) 5.2 years ago
Well, it seems plausible. Then again, I'm no linguist, and how would we know for sure?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear#Etymology
[–] oooooo 0 points 0 points 0 points (+0|-0) 5.2 years ago
Interestingly, the cited source for the relevant passage no longer exists even via the archived link.
[–] CobraStallone 0 points 0 points 0 points (+0|-0) 5.2 years ago
That is weird. I notified people in the talk page just for shits, see if someone does something about it.
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[–] CobraStallone 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Well, it seems plausible. Then again, I'm no linguist, and how would we know for sure?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear#Etymology
[–] oooooo ago
Interestingly, the cited source for the relevant passage no longer exists even via the archived link.
[–] CobraStallone ago
That is weird. I notified people in the talk page just for shits, see if someone does something about it.