ickplant@lemmy.world to Raccoons@lemmy.world · 1 month agoRaccoons are famous for their tendency to "wash" their food, but they're not washing anything at all!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down15
arrow-up1153arrow-down1imageRaccoons are famous for their tendency to "wash" their food, but they're not washing anything at all!lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Raccoons@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI wouldn’t be surprised if we learned it from the Germans as I don’t think the little guys are native to Japan!
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThe Dutch and Portuguese were the most influential early foreigners, and it’s “washing bear” in Dutch as well, so they would be the prime suspect.
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s true. I think we use German loan words mostly for medical stuff (probably not anymore).
I wouldn’t be surprised if we learned it from the Germans as I don’t think the little guys are native to Japan!
The Dutch and Portuguese were the most influential early foreigners, and it’s “washing bear” in Dutch as well, so they would be the prime suspect.
That’s true. I think we use German loan words mostly for medical stuff (probably not anymore).