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> I know a few French words, so I know that potato in French is pomme de terre (fruit of the earth) "pomme" means apple, so it's even closer to the german etym
by draven 2y ago
> I know a few French words, so I know that potato in French is pomme de terre (fruit of the earth)
"pomme" means apple, so it's even closer to the german etymology.
- fuzztester 2y agogood to know, thanks. joke: from now on, whenever anyone asks what type of computer i have, I will say: pomme! non! merde! meaning: Apple! no! https://www.dictionary.com/browse/merde https://www.dictionary.com/browse/merde ;)