Post #2031992
2026-02-09 18:56 UTC
Always thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.
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@NABDad@lemmy.world 2026-02-09 19:38
According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English [Defenestrations of Prague](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague#The_1618_Defenestration_of_Prague)
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@Noodle07@lemmy.world 2026-02-09 19:36
It's because it's French