Ythio t1_iurlgww wrote
Reply to comment by canopenerboy in Today I learned that dandelion roots can be used to make a coffee-like beverage. by ty775pearl
That's the actual French name. Pissenlit -> pisse en lit (in weird 500 year old french) -> piss into bed.
I'm not surprised creatively carried over to English, as many words did
Kolja420 t1_iurtnty wrote
Dandelion is also a corruption of French "dent-de-lion" (lion's tooth).
Madmorda t1_ius0l8u wrote
In Spanish, it's also "diente de león". I learned that one recently :D
Athegnostistian t1_iutoomi wrote
In German it's called "Löwenzahn". Which translates to … yup, Lion's Tooth.
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