Ken Oh to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the English word 'lord' comes as a combination of the Middle English words for 'loaf' and 'ward'en.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTIL the English word 'lord' comes as a combination of the Middle English words for 'loaf' and 'ward'en.wiktionary.orgKen Oh to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
Less obvious to the present, but ‘servant’ comes from ‘bread eater’ and ‘lady’ comes from ‘bread kneader’
minus-square𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚@feddit.winlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoIt’s surprising, to me, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised the world revolved around bread at some point in time. Neat.
It’s surprising, to me, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised the world revolved around bread at some point in time. Neat.