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by kzrdude 45 days ago
Älg and Elk are really quite similar words. Ä and E are very close in swedish.
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And 120 years ago Älg would have been written Elg [1].

[1] https://8sidor.se/kronika/2026/04/spraket-blev-lite-lattare/