madthumbs to Shitty Ask [email protected]English • 2 months agoShouldn't neandertalls have been called neandershorts since they were shorter?message-square5arrow-up127arrow-down111
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareShouldn't neandertalls have been called neandershorts since they were shorter?madthumbs to Shitty Ask [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square5
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoNeanderthal refers to the German Neander Tal region, where Tal in German means wally. So the literal translation is Neander-Idiot, because they were too stupid to not be killed by hoomans
Neanderthal refers to the German Neander Tal region, where Tal in German means wally. So the literal translation is Neander-Idiot, because they were too stupid to not be killed by hoomans