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29th November 2022

Post reblogged from argumate with 1,852 notes

Overwhelm…

argumate:

ltwilliammowett:

We actually only know this term from the emotional or mental realm. That is, when someone is overwhelmed by their feelings. But originally it had a different meaning.The term comes from the middle english word whelven, which means to turn upside down, a vessel is said to be overwhelmed when she has capsized or has turned upside down in the water.Ā 

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In the 17th century, the term capsized appeared more and more, until it finally replaced overwhelmed in nautical terms and this term slipped into the emotional world.

oh shit for real? Iā€™m going to be thinking of this all the time now

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    I wondered what “whelmed” would be!
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