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[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure about Vader being more than a coincidence, but the roots of the word for "father" goes a lot further back than German. Linguists have traced it back through many cultures into prehistory. It's probably more ancient than we can ever discover. This blew my mind the other day.

https://youtu.be/BUIQAGqhSj0?si=qnmadJhGOjcRM8G3

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