madthumbs@lemmy.world to Shitty Ask LemmyEnglish · 26 days agoShouldn't neandertalls have been called neandershorts since they were shorter?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down110
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareShouldn't neandertalls have been called neandershorts since they were shorter?madthumbs@lemmy.world to Shitty Ask LemmyEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaretetris11linkfedilinkarrow-up1·25 days 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