“otter” / “hydra” (word origins)

#shorts #otter #hydra #hereticknives #wordorigins #historyofenglish #protoindoeuropean

[GeneralArin]

So the most correct, historical interpretation monster is a clearly multi-headed otter

[felixmalmenbeck]

Hreidmar: "You bastard; you've killed my son!"

Hercules: "I think I'm in the wrong mythology."

[VilcxjoVakero]

Ancient Greek pronunciation much improved from αιρητικος - appreciated

[professorariel]

Ah, that's why it's vidră in Romanian

[TadeuszCantwell]

Old Irish seems to have come down a different path with uisce from I presume *udr, with a long list of sound changes. It's unchanged in modern Irish, but there is also en and dobar in old Irish which fell out of use.

[deedeskin]

Interesting! And I found out years ago that the ancient egyptian word for 'river ' was idru (EE-droo), much like the Greek, hydro. There is more in heaven and earth, Hoatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies. --William Shakespeare.

[garimeragonols]

I'm Czech and my surname is Vydra lol.

[magiazwiejskiejchaty]

Like in polish laguage :D wydra (vydra)

[weepingscorpion]

"Hail Otter! Hail Otter!" I will never unlearn that now. Marvel universe ruined. Well, it was heading there anyway. :)

[Hin_Håle]

I'm gonna call my friend Ottar and tell him he's a sea creature.