Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoetymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
minus-squarethefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoSwede caveman sailor 1: What that? Swede caveman sailor 2: is land Swede caveman sailor 1: ö … You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…
minus-squareno banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIn Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s
etymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
Swede caveman sailor 1: What that?
Swede caveman sailor 2: is land
Swede caveman sailor 1: ö
…
You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…
The i of Oahu? Pen i?
In Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s