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23 Oldest Words in the English Language
Known as "Ultraconserved" words, these 23 English words have survived unchanged for at least 15,000 years. Can you name them
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/words-that-last/
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Word
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THOU
2
I
3
NOT
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THAT
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WE
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GIVE
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WHO
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THIS
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WHAT
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MAN/MALE
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YE
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OLD
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MOTHER
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HEAR
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HAND
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FIRE
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PULL
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BLACK
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FLOW
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BARK
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ASHES
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SPIT
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WORM
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IsleAuHaulte
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Oct 18, 2022
Seeing as barely 1,000 years ago mother was modor, this source doesn't make sense. Many are later German words, not Celtic.
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