• petersr@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Jokes on you, in Danish it is “Skildpadde”. “Padde” is toad, sure, but “skild” doesn’t really make any sense!

    (Perhaps it is an ancient Danish word for shield (skjold), but no one would use it)