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by madaxe_again 3680 days ago
It's those things left for you - which have been deserted.
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mrec 3680 days ago
No, that usage has a different etymology. Compare:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desert#Etymology_1

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desert#Etymology_3

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