Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down12
arrow-up1227arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square218fedilink
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month 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.