Comment on How did we get "bike" from "bicycle"?

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pmk@piefed.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

If the name Mike is a shortened Michael, it’s also possible that bike is a shortened Bichael, and that’s the proper name. The whole bicycle/bike similarity could be a coincidence.

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