Visual Thesaurus posted an article today about the origin of the word "she". At first I thought it was ridiculous, because, really, why would that be a separate discussion from the origin of the word "he"? Turns out it is. And we did not have "she" until the 1100s!
I'd heard of the French land of Oc and land of Oui, but apparently English boasts a land of She, or at least a map of where it took hold first.
Check out this fascinating essay, and take nothing for granted!
http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/where-did-she-come-from/
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