I was doing some research, delving into the origins of the Spartan's term for when the coast is clear: "oly oly oxen free".
I noticed there were German words that sounded very close to the pronunciation of the aforementioned term. The german words are "Alle alle auch sind frei", which means (literally), "Everyone everyone is also free".
Just wondering if anyone else here on b.net ever looked into this, and if so, what they might have found.
Anyone's input is entirely welcome!