"Lady Gunilda" was a Middle English nickname for large siege weapons.
This was shortened to "gonnilde", and then to "gunne".
"Gunne" ultimately evolved into the modern English word "gun".
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"Lady Gunilda" was a Middle English nickname for large siege weapons.
This was shortened to "gonnilde", and then to "gunne".
"Gunne" ultimately evolved into the modern English word "gun".
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#language
#linguistics
#english_language
There was also a natively English version of the world, yare, which has now mostly died out.
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There was also a natively English version of the world, yare, which has now mostly died out.
-🌟🗝️
#etymology #linguistics #english_language #language