They don't exist by treaty (or have no treaty proving their existance)?
France?They don't exist by treaty (or have no treaty proving their existance)?
No and no.
what is the ****ing answer???
why are the sides of a ship called port and starboard?
Isn't port in German "backbord" or something?
What does "back" mean in this context?
In Estonian, its "pakpoord" and "tüürpoord", respectively. "Tüür" means "rudder" or "steering oar" btw...That's the part no one is really sure of!
It could refer to the back of the steersman - with the rudder on the right, his back would tend to face left. Then again, in German the back is referred to as 'Rücken', not 'back' ... but it could be re-imported from Old English or some such
In Estonian, its "pakpoord" and "tüürpoord", respectively. "Tüür" means "rudder" or "steering oar" btw...
Three days have also passed since CivKing's question. What's going on?