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Written by Andre Videla on 2025-01-21 at 16:29

Reminder that "France" is still called "Realm of the Franks" in German

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Written by Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 on 2025-01-21 at 16:40

@Andrev Or in Dutch. Also, England (Engeland) literally means Scaryland 🙂

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Written by Andre Videla on 2025-01-21 at 16:48

@dimpase wait what? I thought it was from the "land of the Angles" (as opposed to land of the Saxons). Is it that Angles means scary?

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Written by Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 on 2025-01-21 at 16:51

@Andrev Scary is "Eng" in Dutch. But, of course, scary:

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ancient-celts-human-sacrifice

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Written by Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 on 2025-01-21 at 16:54

@Andrev OK, I'm confusing Anglo-Saxons with Brits or whatever the Celtic tribes before them were called 🙂

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Written by Andre Videla on 2025-01-21 at 20:32

@dimpase heresy

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Written by Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱 on 2025-01-21 at 16:57

@Andrev yes, and French think that Dutch pay them a lot of Bas'.

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