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by mathieuh 4435 days ago
"Rest" as in take a break from something is Germanic, "rest" as in remainder is Latin, they probably got mixed up.
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SilasX 4435 days ago
"Rest" is used to mean "remainder" is German as well. It was quite a surprise in class to read the line "Wo ist der Rest?" ... and find out it was legit German.
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