As I was looking up a word in the dictionary, a strangely familiar word beckoned me. I didn't have much mental context for it, so of course I had to click on it. The word was "witenagemot." It's a ruling council with which an Anglo-Saxon king would consult.
In the Harry Potter series, this was easily morphed into Wizengamot, the ruling council of wizards and witches. More proof that JK Rowling is a philologist par excellence.
Hilariously, I was looking up the word "witch doctor" when I stumbled across that gem.
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