Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square205linkfedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down11
arrow-up1222arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square205linkfedilink
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoLørdag is bath day. The vikings would bathe on Saturdays. Also laundry. I suspect it needed to be a tradition in order for people to get into the cold water without complaining. The English Saturday is from latin, roman god Saturn.
Lørdag is bath day. The vikings would bathe on Saturdays. Also laundry. I suspect it needed to be a tradition in order for people to get into the cold water without complaining.
The English Saturday is from latin, roman god Saturn.