Linguistics

My various posts about etymology, languages, dialects, accents, words, and letters.

The Etymology of Planets and Dwarf Planets in English
The Etymology of English Weekdays
Surprising Doublets: Cow, Beef, and Bovine
Surprising Doublets: Grime, Christ, and Ghee
Surprising doublets: Horse, Chariots, and Car
Surprising Doublets: Wheel, Cycle, and Chakra
Norman French Doublets in English: ‘w’ vs ‘gu’
Surprising Doublets: brother, friar, and pal
Etymological Tree of Sker
English has two unrelated -ing suffixes
British and Irish words for British and Irish nations
Surprising Doublets: Hound-Canine and Wolf-Lupine
Fantastic False Cognates: these words aren’t related
Linguistic Prescriptivists Make Terrible Zoologists
Dizzying Doublets: all these words are related
England was almost called Sexland
A Brief History of British and Irish Languages
Every British and Irish language
The ABCD Family Tree
Perkwunos: The Original Thunder God
Indo-European Words For 2
Hausos: The Original Dawn Goddess
Dyēus Phter: The Original Sky-Father
The Origins of Northumbrian Words
6 Ways to Divide England Linguistically
6 Ways to Divide British Accents
Werewolves
Vietnamese Animal Names
will i am
Vietnamese Fruits and Veg, Literally Translated