This episode of Zounds! examines the enduring myth of the Norman origins of the words for animals and meats.
Category: historical linguistics
Zounds! Episode 3: Orig. Uncert.
This episode of Zounds! discusses the reality of etymologies and how rare it is to establish a solid and reliable word history. It also covers some common words that surprisingly have no etymologies.
Zounds! Episode 2 : Lingua Franca
This episode of Zounds! outlines the history of the word “lingua franca” and explains why there is limited surviving information on the original language the phrase derives from.