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[-] sepia_sempervirens@yiffit.net 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well, maybe. There's also a competing hypothesis that says it's the other way around, i.e. "bear" is derived from "brown"; the old word for "bear" became taboo, possibly for fear that speaking the beast's name would summon it. Either way, the fear of bears has certainly left a mark on the Germanic languages.

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