Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 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 · 7 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 days agoWell it does! “Book” comes from the Germanic word for “Beech”, because we used beech to write on. Just like in the prior example.
Well it does! “Book” comes from the Germanic word for “Beech”, because we used beech to write on. Just like in the prior example.