(I did not make the map, the typo is not my doing.)

    • Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
      9·
      10 hours ago

      Fun fact: Tungsten ist W/Volfram in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish where its English name, tung sten meaning “heavy stone”, originates from.

      • Valmond@lemmy.world
        5·
        11 hours ago

        Just to clarify, Swedish for “heavy stone” is literally “tung sten”.

        I don’t know if it came around for non Scandinavians.