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> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:53:11 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> (And other Edit submenus, such as Go To and
> Bookmarks could reasonably be moved to File;
> they're not particularly about editing.)

They are in Edit because other applications put them (or similar
stuff) under Edit.

The Emacs menu items and their arrangement are not random, they were
well thought of and discussed at length.  There's usually a good
reason behind every choice there.