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Wow, so Widdershins is not just a made-up word from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series!
by kwyjibo1230 3y ago
Wow, so Widdershins is not just a made-up word from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series!
- Tagbert 3y agoIt seems it goes back a little further than that. > probably from Middle Low German weddersinnes, literally "against the way" https://www.etymonline.com/word/widdershins#etymonline_v_7994 https://www.etymonline.com/word/widdershins#etymonline_v_799... Basically, this is NOT the way.
- redwall_hp 3y agoI'll admit that Discworld is the first place I heard it. It's a perfect example of the sort of idiom authors should think about though, rather than using overly modern terms.