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Which got wrecked worse by Lake Superior? Tom Fitton or the Edmund Fitzgerald? (lemmy.world)
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[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The meaning of a word ≠ where the word comes from.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's true. I shouldn't have included that detail in my already 100% correct comment. Redacting it, but pasting it here for posterity:

The word "wet" comes from a PIE word meaning water