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minus-squarekennismigrantlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoBird that does not live up to its name: tit. Estonian edition (I’m not a native speaker): viinamäetigu. Not related to any alcohol (viin), does not live on mountains (mäe), mostly found outside of vineyards (viinamäe). At least it is a snail (tigu).
minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoTit does live up to its name! It’s an archaic word for a small thing. https://www.etymonline.com/word/tit#etymonline_v_13361
minus-squareelementalguy2@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoStill used in the phrase titbit in the UK, which Americans censored to tidbit.
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoSame name in German: Wein (wine) + Berg (mountain) = Weinberg (vinyard); Schnecke (snail) -> Weinbergschnecke.
Bird that does not live up to its name: tit.
Estonian edition (I’m not a native speaker): viinamäetigu. Not related to any alcohol (viin), does not live on mountains (mäe), mostly found outside of vineyards (viinamäe). At least it is a snail (tigu).
Tit does live up to its name! It’s an archaic word for a small thing. https://www.etymonline.com/word/tit#etymonline_v_13361
Still used in the phrase titbit in the UK, which Americans censored to tidbit.
Hence also “tit for tat”!
Same name in German: Wein (wine) + Berg (mountain) = Weinberg (vinyard); Schnecke (snail) -> Weinbergschnecke.