(I did not make the map, the typo is not my doing.)

  • Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    Fun fact: Tungsten ist W/Volfram in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish where its English name, tung sten meaning “heavy stone”, originates from.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 days ago

      Just to clarify, Swedish for “heavy stone” is literally “tung sten”.

      I don’t know if it came around for non Scandinavians.