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2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Cash" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-03-08T10:00:00+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M29S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we are grasping the cash box as we look into the origins of the word cash. Cash [kæʃ] is: Money in the form of notes or bills and coins Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.6" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5543"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3822-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3822-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/cash.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="cash.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we are grasping the cash box as we look into the origins of the word <strong>cash</strong>.</p> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.omniglot.com/images/videos/cash2.jpg" width="630" height="354" alt="Cash - part of my collection of coins and banknotes" /></p> <p><strong>Cash</strong> [kæʃ] is:</p> <ul> <li>Money in the form of notes or bills and coins</li> <li>Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.</li> <li>Money.</li> <li>A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box. (<em>archaic</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle French <em>caisse</em> (money box, chest), from Occitan <em>caissa</em> from Latin <em>capsa</em> (box, case, holder, repository, bookcase), from <em>capiō</em> (to take, capture, seize), from Old Latin <em>kapio</em>, from Proto-Italic <em>*kapjō</em> (to take, seize), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*kapyéti</em> (to be grasping), from <em>*kap-</em> (to seize, grab, hold) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cash#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>case</strong>, <strong>chase</strong>, <strong>have</strong>, <strong>haven</strong>, <strong>heave</strong>, <strong>heft</strong> and <strong>disciple</strong> in English, <strong>caja</strong> (box, case, bank) in Spanish, <strong>caisse</strong> (box, crate, cash register) in French, <strong>hebben</strong> (to have, possess, own, hold) in Dutch, and <strong>cuach</strong> (bowl, goblet) in Irish [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kap-">source</a>].</p> <p>Hang on, how is <strong>disciple</strong> related to <strong>cash</strong>? Well, it comes from Middle English <em>disciple</em> (disciple), from Old English <em>discipul</em> (disciple, scholar), from Latin <em>discipulus</em> (student, pupil, disciple, scholar), from <em>dis-</em> (asunder, apart) and Proto-Italic <em>*kapelos</em> (one who takes), from <em>*kapiō</em> (to take), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*kapyéti</em>, etc. So a disciple or scholar could be one said to be who ‘takes apart’ ideas, knowledge, etc. [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disciple#English">source</a>].</p> <p>There are many other words for <strong>cash</strong> and <strong>money</strong> in English, including <strong>brass</strong>, <strong>bread</strong>, <strong>dosh</strong>, <strong>dough</strong>, <strong>funds</strong>, <strong>moolah</strong>, <strong>readies</strong>, <strong>spondoolicks</strong> and <strong>wonga</strong> – do you know any others? 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datetime="2025-02-22T15:34:24+00:00">22nd February 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-22T16:04:28+00:00">22nd February 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Accents" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-02-22T15:34:24+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M18S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we find what the word accent has to do with singing. An accent [ˈak.sənt / ˈæk.sɛnt] is: The way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words. A mark written or printed over a let..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.4" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5544"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3800-2" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3?_=2" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3800-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/accent.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="accent.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we find what the word <strong>accent</strong> has to do with <strong>singing</strong>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.omniglot.com/images/videos/accents.jpg" width="630" height="354" alt="Adventures in Etymology - Accents" /></p> <p>An <strong>accent</strong> [ˈak.sənt / ˈæk.sɛnt] is:</p> <ul> <li>The way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words.</li> <li>A mark written or printed over a letter to show how to pronounce it.</li> <li>A special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes. [<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accent">source</a> – <em>other meanings are available</em>]</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle English <em>accent</em> (accent, modulation), from Latin <em>accentus</em> (a blast, signal, accent, tone), from <em>accinō / accanō</em> (to sing to), from <em>ad</em> (to[wards]), and <em>canō</em> (to sing, recite, sound), a calque of Ancient Greek <em>προσῳδία</em> (prosōidía – song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable), from <em>πρός</em> (prós – to) and <em>ᾠδή</em> (ōidḗ – song) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accent#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words for <strong>accent</strong> in many other languages come from the same roots, as do the words <strong>chant</strong>, <strong>descant</strong>, <strong>enchant</strong>, <strong>incant</strong> and <strong>hen</strong> in English, <strong>canu</strong> (to sing, intone, chant) in Welsh, <strong>can</strong> (to say) in Scottish Gaelic, <strong>cicogna</strong> (stork) in Spanish, <strong>káně </strong> (buzzard) in Czech, and <strong>خوانْدَن</strong> (xândan – to read, recite, sing, study) in Persian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cano#Latin">source</a>].</p> <p>Incidentally, the Ancient Greek word <strong>προσῳδία</strong> (prosōidía – song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable) is the root (via Middle French and Latin) of the English word <strong>prosody</strong>, which is study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech, or the study of the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prosody#English">source</a>].</p> <p>You might believe that you don’t have an accent, but you do. 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class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3782" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-15T16:31:58+00:00">15th February 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Celtic Pathways &#8211; Gulls" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-02-15T16:31:58+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M14S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of English and French words for seagull. The Proto-Celtic word *wailannā means seagull, and possibly comes from the Proto-Indo-European *wáy (oh! ah! woe! alas!), and maybe related to *waylos (..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.5" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5545"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3782-3" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3?_=3" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3782-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/gulls.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="gulls.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of English and French words for <strong>seagull</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/omniglot/8669890780/in/photolist-CK25VS-CK27Kd-CK28Ab-CK2bh3-FUqCZZ-FUqDKr-RnJ5aY-VmySKU-WzcBBq-WQihiY-Xeg1VF-Xeg49Z-XFjAgk-XVbVC5-Ybi4Te-YfJGDe-YRhzKA-ZLgxUY-ZLgzc7-ZLgDqN-ZLgFxU-ZQZeZg-23DSofy-2hfkDSr-2jEus7W-nwQjkH-Q9JBGu-Qcx3CB-ed8stw" title="Gulls"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/8263/8669890780_4edd1de330_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Gulls"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*wailannā</strong> means seagull, and possibly comes from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*wáy</em> (oh! ah! woe! alas!), and maybe related to <em>*waylos</em> (howler, wolf) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailann%C4%81">source</a>].</p> <p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: </p> <ul> <li><strong>faoileán</strong> = gull, seagull in Irish</li> <li><strong>faoileann</strong> [fɯːlən̪ˠ] = gull, seagull, common gull in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>foillan</strong> = gull, seagull in Manx</li> <li><strong>gwylan</strong> [ˈɡʊɨ̯lan / ˈɡʊi̯lan] = sea-gull, fair maiden, glutton in Welsh</li> <li><strong>golan</strong> [ˈɡoːlan / ˈɡʊlɐn] = gull, seagull in Cornish</li> <li><strong>gouelan</strong> [ˈɡweːlãn] = seagull in Breton</li> </ul> <p>For more about words for <strong>gulls</strong> and related things in Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post: <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2020/08/15/gulls/">Gulls</a></p> <p>The English word <strong>gull</strong> comes from Middle English <strong>gulle</strong> (gull, water bird), which was probably borrowed from a Brythonic language (Welsh or Cornish) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gull#English">source</a>].</p> <p>The French word <strong>goéland</strong> [ɡɔ.e.lɑ̃] (gull, herring gull) was borrowed from Middle Breton <strong>goelan</strong> (gull, seagull) in the 15th century [<a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/go%C3%A9land">source</a>].</p> <p>A more common French word for (sea)gull is <strong>mouette</strong> [mwɛt], which comes from Middle French <em>mouette</em> (seagull) from Old French <em>moette</em> (seagull), from <em>maoe</em> (seagull), from Old English <em>mǣw</em> (seagull) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kelh%E2%82%82-">source</a>]. </p> <p>The Old Englsh word <em>mǣw</em>, comes from Proto-Germanic <em>*maiwiz</em> (seagull), from a non-Indo-European substrate, or is of imitative origin. It’s also found in Middle English as <em>mewe</em> (gull, seagull), in the archaic / dialectal English word <strong>mew</strong> (gull, seagull), in Dutch as <strong>meeuw</strong> (seagull), and in German as <strong>Möwe</strong> (seagull) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C3%A6w#Old_English">source</a>]. </p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3773" rel="bookmark">Adventures in Etymology – Bottles, Boots and Butts</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3773" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-08T13:53:04+00:00">8th February 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-16T17:09:09+00:00">16th February 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Bottles, Boots and Butts" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-02-08T13:53:04+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M26S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between words for bottle, boot and butt in various languages. 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It lives on as <strong>ampoule</strong> in English [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ampella#Old_English">source</a>].</li> </ul> <p>A related word in German is <strong>Ampel</strong>, which can refer to a traffic light, a ceiling lamp or a container which hangs from the ceiling (for a plant, etc.) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ampel#German">source</a>]</p> <p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radio-omniglot/id1432641094">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3/radio-omniglot">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education-Podcasts/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/radio-omniglot-716327">Podchaser</a>, <a href="<a href="https://podbay.fm/p/radio-omniglot">Podbay</a> or <a href="https://podtail.com/da/podcast/radio-omniglot/">Podtail</a> and other pod places.</p> <p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href="https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63">PayPal</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/omniglot">Patreon</a>, or <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/donations.htm">contribute to Omniglot in other ways</a>.</p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Cluttered Klutzes" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-01-18T14:16:12+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M00S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between clutter, clods and klutzes. My cluttered kitchen part way through its current renovation Clutter [ˈklʌtə(ɹ) / ˈklʌtɚ] is: A confused disordered jumble of things Background echoes, from ..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="1.9" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5547"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3750-5" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3?_=5" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3750-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/clutteredklutzes.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="clutteredklutzes.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between <strong>clutter</strong>, <strong>clods</strong> and <strong>klutzes</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/omniglot/54212394501/in/dateposted/" title="My kitchen halfway through renovation"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54212394501_83b7f419f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="My kitchen halfway through renovation"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> <em>My cluttered kitchen part way through its current renovation</em></p> <p><strong>Clutter</strong> [ˈklʌtə(ɹ) / ˈklʌtɚ] is:</p> <ul> <li>A confused disordered jumble of things</li> <li>Background echoes, from clouds etc., on a radar or sonar screen.</li> <li>Clatter; confused noise. <em>(obsolete</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle English <em>cloteren</em> (to form clots, coagulate, heap on), from <em>clot</em> (clot, ball of earth of clay), from Old English <em>clot(t)</em> (mass, lump), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*klott</em> (clod, lump, ball), from Proto-Germanic <em>*kluttaz</em> (clod, lump, ball), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*gel-</em> (to ball up, amass, clench) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clutter">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>cleat</strong>, <strong>clod</strong>, <strong>clot</strong>, <strong>cloud</strong> and <strong>klutz</strong> in English, <strong>Klotz</strong> (block, log, chunk, klutz) in German, <strong>klut</strong> (rag, cloth, patch, sail) in Swedish, <strong>klode</strong> (globe) in Danish, and possibly <strong>cludair</strong> (a heap, pile) in Welsh [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/klott">source</a>].</p> <p>The word <strong>klutz</strong>, which in the USA refers to a clumsy or stupud person, comes from the Yiddish word <em>קלאָץ</em> (klots – wooden beam, log, block, oaf, blockhead), from Middle High German <em>kloz</em> (stump, ball), from Old High German <em>kloz</em> (stump, ball), from Proto-West Germanic <em>*klott</em> (clod, lump, ball), etc. [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/klutz#English">source</a>].</p> <p>In the UK, one equivalent of a <strong>klutz</strong> might be a <strong>clot</strong>, which is used to refer to a silly person, and not so much a clumsy person <a href="https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/klutz.html">Other words with similar meanings</a> are available. For a clumsy person, we might say <strong>butterfingers</strong> [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clot#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Some related words related to <strong>clutter</strong> include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>cluttercore</strong> – An interior design trend and aesthetic, popular in the 2020s, based on densely filling spaces with personal objects and decorative items, resulting in a vibrant and eclectic arrangement of contrasting colours and textures – a.k.a. ‘TikTok aesthetic’ [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cluttercore#English">source</a>]</li> <li><strong>clutterblug</strong> – someone who collects lots of things that have value or personal meaning, unlike a <strong>hoarder</strong>, who collects huge amounts of stuff, often of seemingly little value to themselves or others [<a href="https://www.apdo.co.uk/resource/are-you-a-hoarder-or-a-clutterbug.html">source</a>].</li> <li><strong>(to) declutter</strong> – The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering; to remove clutter from, to tidy – a.k.a. 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category-podcast category-proto-germanic category-proto-indo-european category-proto-west-germanic category-swedish tag-etymology tag-feather tag-language tag-linguistics tag-music tag-omniglot tag-podcast tag-wind tag-wing tag-words"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3730" rel="bookmark">Adventures in Etymology – Windy Wings</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3730" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-04T14:58:02+00:00">4th January 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-04T14:58:24+00:00">4th January 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Windy Wings" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-01-04T14:58:02+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M12S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between the words wing, wind and feather. A wing [wɪŋ] is: An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish. Part of an a..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.4" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5548"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3730-6" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3?_=6" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3730-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/windywings.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="windywings.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between the words <strong>wing</strong>, <strong>wind</strong> and <strong>feather</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/aarmo/43739697352/in/photolist-29D8o9Y-6VkBMq-24gxYB9-27x3Zc7-26yqaN8-22qs5vq-25zc2fz-EPZf95-GykLfF-24NWFJ8-p2qrAe-RAknTL-QReFRo-Ya8n6W-26bRva1-2982LzU-6xSCwA-DZtvgM-neUfHa-6VkC77-2aHC8TL-GHaXWd-K2RNk4-dwJdMz-ZGbNXY-CjUv2F-TMi62M-zTCDyU-y3BbWG-25nkvND-5XneGT-jd3FS-FFsCuy-6VkzJo-EBH769-xaMNZd-23xk2qX-9gbvri-GC6kK3-UJZTDx-ZvFnur-ZJGHau-b58mYi-CsQqHu-CYXHH8-rfV3Yt-22Wiabv-24gK8Kh-qoXWgx-rFh1Uy" title="Soaring gull"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1835/43739697352_47ae802f71_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Soaring gull"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>A <strong>wing</strong> [wɪŋ] is:</p> <ul> <li>An appendage of an animal’s (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. </li> <li>A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.</li> <li>Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air. <em>(other meanings are available</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle English <em>winge / wenge</em> [ˈwinɡ(ə) / ˈwɛnɡ(ə)] (wing, flank of an army, shelter, refuge), from Old Norse <em>vængr</em> [ˈwɛ̃ːŋɡr̩] (wing), possibly from Proto-Germanic <em>*wēingijaz</em>, from Proto-Indo-European <em>*h₂weh₁-</em> (to blow) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wing#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same Old Norse root include <strong>vinge</strong> (wing) in Danish, <strong>vængur</strong> (wing) in Icelandic, and <strong>vinge</strong> (wing) in Swedish [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/v%C3%A6ngr#Old_Norse">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same PIE root possibly include <strong>aeroplane</strong>, <strong>athlete</strong>, <strong>fan</strong>, <strong>vent</strong>, and <strong>weather</strong> in English, <strong>waaien</strong> (to blow, be windy, wave) in Dutch, <strong>vento</strong> (wind) Italian, and <strong>vent</strong> (wind, flatulence, empty words) in French [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h%E2%82%82weh%E2%82%81-">source</a>].</p> <p>The English word <strong>wind</strong> [wɪnd] also comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>wynd / wind</em> [wi(ː)nd] (wind), from Old English <em>wind</em> [wind] (wind, flatulence), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*wind</em> (wind from Proto-Germanic <em>*windaz</em> [ˈwin.dɑz] (wind) from Proto-Indo-European <em>h₂wéh₁n̥ts</em> (blowing, that which blows, air, wind), from <em>*h₂weh₁-</em> (to blow) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wind#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Incidentally, ityn Old Englsh, a word for <strong>wing</strong> was <em>fiþre</em> [ˈfiθ.re], which was displaced by the Old Norse <em>vængr</em> (wing). It comes from Proto-Germanic <em>*fiþriją</em> [ɸi.θri.jɑ̃] (feathers, plummage, wing) from Proto-Indo-European <em>*péth₂r̥ / pth₂én-</em> (wing, feather), from <em>*peth₂-</em> (to fly). It became em>feþer / fether</em> (feather) in Middle English, and <strong>feather</strong> in modern English. [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fi%C3%BEre#Old_English">source</a>].</p> <p>By the way, Happy New Year! Blwyddyn newydd dda! Bonne année ! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! 新年快樂！新年快乐！ Felice anno nuovo! 新年おめでとうございます! Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit! Bliadhna mhath ùr! Blein Vie Noa! Ein gutes neues Jahr! Feliĉan novan jaron! Поздравляю с Новым Годом! Šťastný nový rok! Godt nytår! Gott nytt år! La Mulți Ani! 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My garden office / studio An office [ˈɒfɪs/ˈɔfɪs] is: A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work. ..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.2" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5549"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3693-7" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3?_=7" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3693-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/officeopus.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="officeopus.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between the word <strong>office</strong> and words like <strong>copy</strong>, <strong>manure</strong>, <strong>opera</strong>, <strong>opulence</strong> and <strong>opus</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/omniglot/52448293264/in/photolist-G8UqET-R3Jmsx-Rwemuv-SQN5q4-2dqjGJF-2kUZ1k9-2kV4yd5-2mHovnM-2n1LRao-2nUDPBb-2nUFdjm-2nVWRaM-2pyR1V7-2pPM7rw" title="My studio / office"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52448293264_9920ba4222_z.jpg" width="640" height="361" alt="My studio / office"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> <em>My garden office / studio</em></p> <p>An <strong>office</strong> [ˈɒfɪs/ˈɔfɪs] is:</p> <ul> <li>A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work.</li> <li>A position of responsibility.</li> <li>An official position, particularly high employment within government.<br /> <em>(other meanings are available</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle English <em>office</em> [ɔˈfiːs(ə)] (employment, occupation, obligation), from Old French <em>office</em> (office, job, service), from Latin <em>officium</em> (duty, service, office, obligation) from <em>opificium</em> (work), from <em>opifex</em> (someone who does [creative / constructive] work) from <em>opus</em> (work), from PIE <em>*h₃ep-</em> (to work, toil, make, ability) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/office#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>copy</strong>, <strong>manure</strong>, <strong>opera</strong>, <strong>operate</strong>, <strong>opulence</strong> and <strong>opus</strong> (a work of music or art) in English; <strong>usine</strong> (factory) in French; <strong>ofício</strong> (craft, trade, profession) in Portuguese; <strong>oficina</strong> (office, workshop, laboratory) in Spanish, and <strong>ufficio</strong> (office) and <strong>officina</strong> (workshop, laboratory) in Italian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h%E2%82%83ep-">source</a>].</p> <p>Hang on, <strong>manure</strong>? It comes from Middle English <em>maynouren</em> (to supervise, reign, exercise one’s authority), from Anglo-Norman <em>meinourer</em>, from Old French <em>manouvrer</em> (to work, make, create), from Vulgar Latin <em>*manuoperare</em> (to work by hand), from Latin <em>manū</em> (by hand) and <em>operārī</em> (to work). 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Monsters</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3658" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-16T15:58:28+00:00">16th November 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-16T15:58:29+00:00">16th November 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Monitoring Monsters" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2024-11-16T15:58:28+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M16S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we're finding connections between monitors and monsters. A monitor [ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/ˈmɔn.ɪ.tɚ] is: Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone. A device that detects and informs on the..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.5" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5550"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3658-8" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3?_=8" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3658-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/monitoringmonsters.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="monitoringmonsters.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re finding connections between <strong>monitors</strong> and <strong>monsters</strong>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.omniglot.com/images/videos/monitoringmonsters2.jpg" width="634" height="293" alt="Monitoring Monsters" /></p> <p>A <strong>monitor</strong> [ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/ˈmɔn.ɪ.tɚ] is:</p> <ul> <li>Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.</li> <li>A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.</li> <li>A device used to give a graphical display of the output from a computer. <em>(other meanings are available</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Latin <em>monitor</em> (counsellor, preceptor, prompter), from <em>moneō</em> (to warn, advise, remind), from Proto-Italic <em>*moneō</em> (to remind, warn), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*moné-ye-ti</em>, from <em>*mon-éye-</em>, from <em>*men-</em> (to think) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monitor#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>admonish</strong>, <strong>amnesia</strong>, <strong>automatic</strong>, <strong>comment</strong>, <strong>dementia</strong>, <strong>summon</strong>, <strong>mental</strong> and possibly <strong>music</strong> in English, <strong>monieren</strong> (to criticize) in German, <strong>amonestar</strong> (to warn, reprimand, admonish) in Spanish, and <strong>premonire</strong> (to forewarn, foretell) in Italian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men-">source</a>].</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nobluefairy/20575996/in/photolist-2Pswy-2Uyq8u-6TMhXn-T3nmX-9atjE-6TMn1v-6TRqvo-6TRuMm-6TMo8P-6TRnEj-6TMpjT-6TMpQR-CADg1t-6TRoKU-6TGayq-8VKWvq-2miuHP7-eekm4i-2phhzQD-2exD639-qQyEQH-2nP3tQT-2igHe8Q-K7dNe5-7ah1qp-zMaz3r-2oLRZZn-hLw5Kf-pP8bWb-ozHjJ8-2pC5b2h-dJyHvT-9wehxq-o8QTyb-ozHh5F-oiuepb-nRtG89-oxXdC9-o9rHew-nRuKDn-oBJQQt-2jBE8En-ozZaKP-oiuBrA-qzQxG3-oxXfyd-pD99Zz-pCUMxd-ozM2AW-qzUq8F" title="Monsters"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/15/20575996_4fc1aa5ed1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Monsters"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The word <strong>monster</strong> (a terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind, etc) also comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>monstre</em> (monster, beast, strange happening), Old French <em>monstre</em> (monster), Latin <em>mōnstrum</em> (evil omen, monster), and <em>moneō</em> (to warn, advise, remind) – so a monster is something you need to be warned about [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monster#English">source</a>].</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveograve/520169211/in/photolist-MY1bF-fKaZbk-7VePHh-5xuJuw-44zJFJ-2ppkFJD-9kNR7u-bds8uv-a32J27-bZNCVq-2mo3WXd-2kJ9Vwg-b9Nzd-a31VGs-HwRKjA-2jPMQkp-9VAVRg-bRfeY8-2nr9hEp-yNYtG-2ku8PtB-BtcWbK-2iAWQ3e-2nBHQ5h-2q9fYVS-ak7rXt-2oxgo7P-2nMY6zc-2jDofHS-N1U9pp-7Mk5Nj-2oTtBXz-2iWbu8F-2mHfkNk-2kxvtEL-2iYJypN-2iadpbp-B89wKQ-2iYP3TH-2orRgUd-5WEQZB-2j6E1cX-2iagTkJ-6NfrxE-2iFUjX8-2j6E17r-xoHF4-5jV3Dh-2mKJ6GU-81JzpW" title="Money"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/212/520169211_2ff8058c4f_z.jpg" width="640" height="425" alt="Money"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The word <strong>money</strong> possibly also comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>moneye</em> (money, currency, coinage), Anglo-Norman <em>muneie</em> (money), Latin <em>monēta</em> (money, coin, mint), from the temple of Juno Moneta, the home of the ancient Roman mint, whose name is may be connected to <em>moneō</em> [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/money#English">source</a>]. </p> <p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radio-omniglot/id1432641094">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3/radio-omniglot">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education-Podcasts/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/radio-omniglot-716327">Podchaser</a>, <a href="<a href="https://podbay.fm/p/radio-omniglot">Podbay</a> or <a href="https://podtail.com/da/podcast/radio-omniglot/">Podtail</a> and other pod places.</p> <p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href="https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63">PayPal</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/omniglot">Patreon</a>, or <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/donations.htm">contribute to Omniglot in other ways</a>.</p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Celtic Pathways &#8211; Grinding Pebbles" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2024-11-09T21:07:01+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M23S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast, we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for gravel in English and other languages. Gravel [ˈɡɹævəl] is small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballas..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.0" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5551"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3642-9" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3?_=9" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3642-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/grindingpebbles.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="grindingpebbles.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast, we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for <strong>gravel</strong> in English and other languages.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darinmarshall/12547168/in/photolist-27iQu-BmtWKw-cPWUsu-piaWrC-5fJiLD-5fJim4-a8Q7CG-bMcxv6-ftVV8L-gNivNy-bbwU1g-h6AJ1U-9mxe4n-42WtR-fyw8qx-8p5y4j-dfZV1Q-6Qv7rN-kYvcpk-cdVSiL-byhS6s-8J54Nt-49YCvc-4qSWLV-5MVDUm-nEbaoR-6jWL38-gv3eJ-73iGzN-9AXiUS-nWDLWH-KnCR-5a56Qm-uPeD9-J3Mn5-nEamcu-cbASx1-s2P5CW-86diCA-cVvnRf-59Kyy7-Huins-6q94iJ-8vYm4N-2quR9-LEGRU-96t7o8-4LzQTS-j8N3wP-9zUErP" title="Roof Gravel"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/10/12547168_adadb92964_z.jpg" width="640" height="470" alt="Roof Gravel"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>Gravel</strong> [ˈɡɹævəl] is small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast, and other things (other meanings are available).</p> <p>It comes from Middle English <strong>gravel / gravail(le)</strong> (sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles), from Old French <em>gravele</em> (gravel), a diminutive of <em>grave</em> (gravel, seashore), from Medieval Latin <em>grava</em>, possibly from Gaulish <em>grava</em>, from Proto-Celtic <em>grāwā</em> (gravel, pebbles), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*gʰroh₁weh₂</em>, from <em>*gʰreh₁w-</em> (to grind) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gravel#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic roots in the modern Celtic languages include <strong>gro</strong> (gravel, shingle, gravelly shore, strand) in Welsh, <strong>grow</strong> (gravel) in Cornish, and <strong>grouan</strong> (gravel) in Breton [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gr%C4%81w%C4%81">source</a>].</p> <p>For more details of words for <strong>gravel</strong> and related things in Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2024/11/11/gritty-gravel/">Gritty Gravel</a>.</p> <p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic roots in the non-Celtic languages include <strong>grava</strong> (gravel) in Catalan, <strong>grève</strong> (flat, sandy land along the sea or a large river) in French, <strong>grava</strong> (gravel) in Spanish, and <strong>grave</strong> (gravel, shore, gravelly ground) in Occitan [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gr%C4%81w%C4%81">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same PIE roots in other languages include: <strong>grit</strong>, <strong>groat</strong>, <strong>grout</strong> and <strong>gruel</strong> in English, <strong>Grieß</strong> (semolina) in German, <strong>grjót</strong> (coarse stones, rubble) in Icelandic, <strong>gryt</strong> (a badger’s sett, a fox’s den) in Swedish, <strong>riutta</strong> (reef) in Finnish, and <strong>grúodas</strong> (frozen mud or earth) in Lithuanian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/greut%C4%85">source</a>]. </p> <p>Incidentally, one Old English word for gravel was <em>ċeosol</em> [ˈtʃeo.sol], which comes from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*kesul</em> (small stone, pebble). This became <strong>chisel</strong> and <strong>chessil</strong> (gravel or pebbles) in modern English, and is cognate with <strong>Kiesel</strong> (pebble) in German, <strong>kiezel</strong> (pebble, flint, silicon) in Dutch, and <strong>kisel</strong> (silicon) in Swedish [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ceosol#Old_English">source</a>]. </p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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category-proto-west-germanic"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3626" rel="bookmark">Adventures in Etymology – Weaving Text</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3626" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-02T14:46:43+00:00">2nd November 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-03T12:49:26+00:00">3rd November 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Weaving Text" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2024-11-02T14:46:43+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT1M54S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this Adventure in Etymology, we unweave the origins of the word text. A text [tɛkst] is: A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. A book, tome or other set of writings. A brief written message transmitted bet..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.0" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_5552"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3626-10" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3?_=10" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3626-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/text.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="text.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we unweave the origins of the word <strong>text</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/leticiaroncero/25152678111/in/photolist-EjE3TZ-MefhBN-skqVYC-FXVSPQ-4KGT6-99B8hN-q1q8ke-rhzHf1-82Y9n8-9CmtBW-8Vxwd2-6tPTRZ-8KganL-A84Goj-3kEAac-qoaLFC-qa22uS-yhqoNh-7PMWgX-5wKyoy-7JMzz3-phCrYB-8UuKLe-6o1rB6-jpoC53-hfaKiu-EdDWv-cxMVmy-Fnpwif-KiQkpS-3SJBRX-9cCxgE-suUevc-QnaLfr-Em7wkT-dnvt2x-gVH9aJ-aUhGLz-brggmm-5EG6mP-qxgRBe-Dzvy3Q-NU8eui-PmUXb1-FgMkag-reV6yh-oH77BS-znavW-21bzHaa-MtHBMP" title="afternoon reads"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1478/25152678111_a06167ba21_z.jpg" width="640" height="438" alt="afternoon reads"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>A <strong>text</strong> [tɛkst] is:</p> <ul> <li>A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.</li> <li>A book, tome or other set of writings.</li> <li>A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones. <em>(other meanings are available</em>)</li> </ul> <p>It comes from Middle English <em>text</em>, from Old French <em>texte</em> (text), from Latin <em>textus</em> (woven, texture, structure, tissue, connection), from <em>texō</em> (to weave, knit, plait, intertwine), from Proto-Italic <em>*teksō</em>, from Proto-Indo-European <em>*tḗtḱ-ti</em> (to create, produce, cut, hew) or <em>*teḱ-se-t</em>, both of which come from <em>*teḱ-</em> (to sire, beget) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/term#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>architect</strong>, <strong>context</strong>, <strong>subtle</strong>, <strong>technical</strong>, <strong>textile</strong> and <strong>texture</strong> in English, <strong>tisser</strong> (to weave, plait) in French, <strong>tessere</strong> (to weave, plot) in Italian, and <strong>tekst</strong> (text, lyrics) in Dutch [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/te%E1%B8%B1-">source</a>].</p> <p>In Old English, one word for <strong>text</strong> was <em>traht</em> [trɑxt], which also means passage, exposition, treatise or commentary. It comes from <em>traht(n)ian</em> (to treat, comment on, expound, consider), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*trahtōn</em> (to consider, think of, strive for, seek, discuss), from Latin <em>tractō</em> (to tug, drag, handle, discuss) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/traht#Old_English">source</a>]. 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