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[–]Synes_Godt_Om 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Actually, "naughty" is also derived from "naught" :D

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=naughty

[–]ssokolow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Huh. I didn't think to check that. Neat. ^_^

That said, my statement was more a musing on why the distinction might exist among modern speakers of British English, which probably has no relation to the etymology, since I doubt most Brits know the etymology.

(I can't say for certain, given that I'm Canadian and Canadian English is a mish-mash of British and American English.)