karohemd: by LJ user gothindulgence (Balthasar)
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German even has two words: Mehlschwitze (very roughly: fried flour) and (regional, Southern) Einbrenne (which has "to burn/burn in" as root).

Date: 11/6/08 03:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com
I've always wondered why that was the case

Dates back to the Norman Conquest - the victorious French invaders subsequently formed the upper classes whilst the farm workers were English.

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