We don't actually know what the original English word for "bear" was except it sounds like "Arthur" (and related words like Greek arktos)
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@arthur_affect does that mean we can call you Chu Bear!?
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@GlennF Yes "bear" and "wolf" are examples of euphemisms that displaced the original wordThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@GlennF "Bear" comes from "brown", the true name was something like Arctis or ArtosThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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