In article <iig6nu0os9bkq98idt3r59vf2ca87rirg7 at 4ax.com> Bob LeChevalier <lojbab at lojban.org> writes:
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<"John Knight" <jwknight at polbox.com> wrote:
<>And for making that excellent point.
<>"northern portion of Denmark, still known today as Jutland, actually means
<>'land of the Jews'"
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<Since it comes from an Old Norse word starting JOT, this remains pure
<folk etymology.
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"This is folk etymology. And the folk are always wrong."
-- William Safire