When the Normans won at the battle of hastings they took over the governemnt of England. Their language was the oficial language of England. It later became known as middle English.

After a few years the only people that used old English were the uneducated vulgar brutes. If people started to use these words then they were considered uncivilized and vulgar.

After that the words themselves got the stigma as vulgar. This is why they are considered vulgar today.

To verify my link, you have to type the actual word where yahoo has put ****.

So – in a sense the reference to “planting seed” still fits (sometimes) but for some reason it became a swear word probably just because of the sound of it.

The Charge preferred: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

was abbreviated to:

The Charge preferred: F,U,C,K. to save time.

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