A Cooked-Goose Chase,
or the Murky History of Wayzgoose
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “wayzgoose.”
Rare and Medium Rare
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of the word “rare.”
Monthly Gleanings: November 2009
Anatoly Liberman responds to readers’ questions and comments.
Etymology as a Battlefield: Whitsunday
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of Whitsunday.
Fine and Dandy (In All Except Etymology)
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “dandy.”
Good God and Etymology
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymologies of “good” and “god” and demonstrates the two words are not related.
Monthly Gleanings: October 2009
Anatoly Liberman responds to readers’ questions and comments.
The Oddest and Dumbest English Spellings, Part 15, With a Note on Words and Things
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of words with silent letters.
Ethnic Slurs. Part III:
Another Derogatory Name for the Jew: Kike
Anatoly Liberman examines meaning of the word Kike.
Watered Down Etymologies (Ocean and Sea)
Anatoly Liberman examines the history behind the words ocean and sea.
Monthly Gleanings: September 2009
Anatoly Liberman’s monthly gleanings.
Clobber, Cobbler, and their Ilk
Anatoly Liberman discovers connections between the origins of the words cobbler and clobber.
The Ever-Green Chestnut
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “chestnut.”
British Slang of Jewish Origin (?):
Oof and Fefnicute
Anatoly looks at oof and
Monthly Gleanings, Part Two: (August 2009)
Anatoly Liberman’s gleanings.
Monthly Gleanings, Part I: (August 2009)
By Anatoly Liberman Squaw. My post on squaw produced some ripples. Three lawyers from Michigan gave me the lashing of their tongue(s). (I am sorry for the parentheses, but I always feel uncomfortable when I have to say something like: “Three people put their foot in their mouth.” Should it be feet and mouths?) Their […]