Masimatutu@lemm.ee to MapPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoHow to say "peace" in European languageso.mastodon.auimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down112
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minus-squareMasimatutu@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·11 months agoWhy yes, the name Frederick literally comes from the Germanic words frid (peace) and ric (ruler)
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoSo the guy who conquered Silesia and half of Poland and made Prussia a Great Power was named ‘King of Peace’?
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoPeace by crushing all opponents. There’s Manga like that.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI was pretty taken back by that
Heh, Fred.
Why yes, the name Frederick literally comes from the Germanic words frid (peace) and ric (ruler)
So the guy who conquered Silesia and half of Poland and made Prussia a Great Power was named ‘King of Peace’?
Peace by crushing all opponents. There’s Manga like that.
I was pretty taken back by that
Fred, look alive