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Etymology of the day: wilderness

Posted on July 20, 2017Categories Etymology of the Day

#EtymologyOfTheDay: WILDERNESS goes back to the Old English for WILD DEER, originally any sort of WILD ANIMAL or BEAST. pic.twitter.com/ksMLGGJWP7

— John Kelly (@mashedradish) July 20, 2017

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