Talk:Frau Pech/@comment-218.102.125.5-20180412050613

Under "Trivia" you suggest that the English phrase "a peck of trouble" might derive from the German word "pech", meaning misfortune. This is manifestly wishful thinking. A "peck" in English is a unit of weight, as is "bushel", both used formerly to weigh grain. Think too of the tongue-twister, "Peter Piper picked a PECK of pickled pepper; a PECK of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked...."