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> no farther than the word "eavesdropping. I looked around to find sources for your etymology of the word. Couldn't find anything. Wikipedia [1] suggests a mo
by war1025 6y ago
> no farther than the word "eavesdropping.
I looked around to find sources for your etymology of the word. Couldn't find anything.
Wikipedia [1] suggests a more straight-forward etymology:
An eavesdropper was someone who would hang from the eave of a building so as to hear what is said within
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping