ickplant@lemmy.world to Raccoons@lemmy.world · 2 months agoRaccoons are famous for their tendency to "wash" their food, but they're not washing anything at all!imagemessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down15
arrow-up1153arrow-down1imageRaccoons are famous for their tendency to "wash" their food, but they're not washing anything at all!ickplant@lemmy.world to Raccoons@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe Dutch and Portuguese were the most influential early foreigners, and it’s “washing bear” in Dutch as well, so they would be the prime suspect.
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s true. I think we use German loan words mostly for medical stuff (probably not anymore).
The Dutch and Portuguese were the most influential early foreigners, and it’s “washing bear” in Dutch as well, so they would be the prime suspect.
That’s true. I think we use German loan words mostly for medical stuff (probably not anymore).