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Five common English words we don't know the origins of—including 'boy' and 'dog' (phys.org)
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)
  1. Bird
  2. Boy
  3. Girl
  4. Dog
  5. Recorder (Instrument)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Case solved!