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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Now that's interesting. The German word for salmon is "Lachs" [laks] which is basically the same as "lox" [lɔks]. The change from the "ɔ" sound to the "a" sound likely has to do with the Great Vowel Shift

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The English word comes from the Yiddish "laks," which comes from German. So while it is pronounced the same in English as it was 8,000 years ago, it was also introduced to English relatively recently, in 1934.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's the Great Vowel Shift?

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