Spirituality
No Notifications
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

Why did the first person to see an unexplained open draw call it a Poltergeist? Couldn't they think of a simpler name? [Spirituality & Religion]

Scarfface
46-50, M
5 replies 13 views Nov 29, 2018
Share Link
Top | Newest First | Oldest First
Anonymartyr · M
It is German. Geist is where English gets ghost from.
+ 2 · Reply · Translate · Nov 29, 2018
AlmostAnAngel · 100+, F
@Anonymartyr what does the Polter mean?
+ 0 · Reply · Translate · Nov 29, 2018
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
AlmostAnAngel · 100+, F
@Emosaur thanks
+ 0 · Reply · Translate · Nov 30, 2018
VolpeTredici · 31-35, M
Maybe they're vocabulary was so expansive that poltergeist seemed simple.
+ 1 · Reply · Translate · Nov 29, 2018
 
Post Comment