Do you wonder why the words "brother" and "brothel" look alike?

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Is it normal to wonder, what those two things have in common?

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  • thinkingaboutit
    11 years ago

    I'm thinking "broth"

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    • Shackleford96
      11 years ago

      Mmmm, soup.

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  • Numbertwo
    9 years ago

    No

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    Yep everyone does it

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago

    because coincidence happens.

    brother:
    Etymology
    Old English brōþor, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

    brothel:
    Etymology
    From the French bordel, ca. 1200 "bordel" sing. "prostitution place".

    sometimes the real answer isn't as kinky as you might think

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