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people should have mascots (medias.meow.social)
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[-] Forester@yiffit.net -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If only you knew how to click the sources button in the wiki link that I linked above... 11 hours ago...

https://www.dwds.de/wb/etymwb/Maske

It's this crazy thing where English being a germanic-based language with heavy French influences can have multiple changes to words meaning a over a thousand years span.

You are correct that in the 1700s the word you are referring to meant what you said it did. I am referring to the indo Germanic root word of that word. If you're not familiar the English French and Germanic languages are all Indo Germanic languages.

https://images.app.goo.gl/FmMcpKZQjp56ucWt9

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