Why pretzels are called pretzels?

[crapulous]

"The German word [bretzel, pretzel] comes ultimately from tha hypothetical medieval Latin *brachiatellum, a diminutive form of brachitum, bracelet'; it hence means etymologically ring-shaped biscuit'.

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Bretzel. Frequently misspelt Pretzel, is a hard, brittle roll of bread twisted into a letter B, and common in Germany and among the Germans in this country, who eat them with their beer.

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Pretzel...The word is from the German, and some believe it refers to the Latin word pretium, "reward," as in a little gift to a child. Others trace the roots to the Latin brachium, arm...

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Picenum was a region to the northeast of Rome, corresponding in part fo modern-day Marches. The bread of Picenum was a type of sweet, dry flatbread consisting of flour kneaded with grape juice, which was soaked in milk before it was eaten.


How -- ah, these pretzels suck…

Comments

[crapulous]

Я у него только фантастику читал, про космодесантника Ивана, который сражается с жидами в космосе.
Писать смешно может почти каждый, писать серьезно – тоже. А вот писать серьезно, но так чтобы получалось смешно – тут нужен особый талант.
У Петухова этого таланта было с избытком.