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To: Does so
Interesting adaptation of language: Werewolves from Wehrwolves?:

From old English. Werwulf. Man wolf. Wer = man.

68 posted on 03/19/2018 6:03:43 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: IYAS9YAS; Reily; Chuckster
Wer = man.

From German:

Wehr = war (As in Wehrmacht = German Army).

80 posted on 03/20/2018 9:49:50 PM PDT by Does so (Let's make the word Mohammedism--adding it to other ISMs...)
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