Ken Oh@lemm.ee 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL the English word 'lord' comes as a combination of the Middle English words for 'loaf' and 'ward'en.wiktionary.orgKen Oh@lemm.ee to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilinkfile-text
Less obvious to the present, but ‘servant’ comes from ‘bread eater’ and ‘lady’ comes from ‘bread kneader’
