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Aug 5, 2018 at 18:49 comment added AndyD273 @Fattie yeah, I read up on that. I'm a bit disappointed (not all that much). It is an interesting coincidence though.
Aug 5, 2018 at 16:26 comment added Fattie @AndyD273 - be aware there is no connection whatsoever between "journeyman" and "journey" as in travel. It's a sheer coincidence. It's simply the French word for "day laborer".
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Aug 3, 2018 at 8:39 comment added Liquid Nice answers and nice insights. Journeymen are a interesting concept to be explored
Aug 2, 2018 at 16:44 comment added Martin Bonner supports Monica I live in southern Germany, and you sometimes see young men in traditional dress hitching a lift.
Aug 2, 2018 at 16:43 comment added Martin Bonner supports Monica @AndyD273 A journeyman is not a man who travels, but a man who is paid by the day (French "journée").
Aug 1, 2018 at 18:52 comment added Walter Mitty And I think Walz is the orign of the Australian Waltzing Mathilda.
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Aug 1, 2018 at 15:22 comment added Julia Witham Wow I never knew this was the origin of the term! This is a great resource, thanks so much.
Aug 1, 2018 at 15:20 comment added AndyD273 And now the term journeyman makes more sense... Cool
Aug 1, 2018 at 15:16 history answered Philipp CC BY-SA 4.0