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How to say "peace" in European languages (o.mastodon.au)
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[-] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago

Why yes, the name Frederick literally comes from the Germanic words frid (peace) and ric (ruler)

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

So the guy who conquered Silesia and half of Poland and made Prussia a Great Power was named 'King of Peace'?

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago

Peace by crushing all opponents. There's Manga like that.

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