English has changed quite a bit over the years and words mean different things today than they did originally or they are pronounced differently than they originally were or they are spelled differently than originally spelled.
Sometimes these changes are dramatic - so much so that Old English is totally indecipherable to today's English speakers.
Take the name for the town of Nottingham in England (yes, that of Robin Hood fame) it was named for a man 'of means' who originally settled there back in the day by the name of Snott (and yes that was his real name - smarty).
Nottingham literally means Snott's House ... doesn't look quite like Snott's House but that is what it means.
How do you like them apples?
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