▲ 614 ▼ TIL the word 'lox' (smoked salmon) is the oldest word in the English language- unchanged in meaning and pronunciation for 8,000 years (nautil.us) submitted 2 years ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments it's also yummy
[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. Citation? From what I've seen, 8000 years ago it meant salmon. Today, in English it means smoked salmon. It's a surprisingly minor shift for 8k years. permalink fedilink source parent