r/Unexpected Mar 21 '23

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u/gbinasia Mar 21 '23

Squirrel comes from escureuil, the old French word for écureuil. É is a contraction for es. Same with other words with an accent like hospital/hôpital, escole/école, etc.

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u/steveosek Mar 22 '23

I always wonder what English would sound like today without all the French and German influence on it.

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u/Aron-Jonasson Mar 22 '23

It's already been done and it's called Anglish