Normal nation

I have a question that has me stumped for nearly my whole life and so far no-one has answered.

In ASL, the sign for normal is the same as the sign for nation.

Why?

When I think a word cloud around each concept they don't even touch. Every time I say either word then I feel like I'm doing it wrong, that I'm missing something crucial. And I've seen variations for "normal" like the "N" pulled from the other hand like a cave then tapped on the top. And for "nation" the "N" circling around like surrounding the whole country then dropping into the center.

Incidentally, the sign for "country" is a "Y" circling the other arm's elbow.

Similar to "foreign" which is and "F" circling the other arm's elbow.

That's somewhat similar to "crime" and to "steal" which is two hooked fingers ripping up from the other arm's elbow.

So, why are "country" and "normal" the same thing?

"Country" meaning "rural" is the same thing as "farm."

Some things are just so *high pitched* s-t-e-e-e-e-e-e-w *low pitched* pud.