etymology - Where on Earth is "penguin" from? - English Language ...
Apr 7, 2015 · Some languages like Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish (and probably some other European languages) borrowed the word from French and the French etymology mentions the Welsh …
slang - Are the terms "welsh" or "welch" (as in reneging on a bet ...
It is thought to have derived from Welsh and is often considered derogatory. Use renege or other wording instead. Online Etymology Dictionary Etymonline.com says of welch: 1857, racing slang, "to …
Etymology of "Welsh rarebit" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 3, 2020 · The origin is unknown, but its current version appears to be just an attempt to provide a term more suitable to a dish: The first recorded reference to the dish comes from 1725, where it was …
Why are the Welsh and the Irish called "Taffy" and "Paddy"?
Taffy characteristic name of a Welshman, c. 1700, from Teifi, Welsh form of Davy (David) appears to have derived its offensive connotation from the nursery rhyme Taffy was a Welshman "Taffy was a …
Why are there so few words in English that are derived from Welsh?
Language origin specialists theorize that the proportion of loanwords in a language is a function of both the length of exposure to and the social status of the borrowed language. English words borrowed …
etymology - How did an egg and cheese dish come to be known as ...
Apr 20, 2017 · A 2007 article posits two hypotheses for the origin of the recipe—a reader who contributed the recipe in 1966 claimed that 18th century shipwreck survivors marooned on an island …
What is the origin of "six" as a word to refer to the toilet?
Jul 6, 2017 · 21 A common euphemism for the toilet in the spoken Welsh of north Wales is "lle chwech", literally "six place" ("chwech" being "six" in Welsh). Note this refers mainly to the room rather than the …
What is the correct pronunciation of the name Ceri?
May 27, 2013 · Ceri is of Welsh origin, and pronounced with a hard c in Welsh, so most Ceris use that pronunciation. But there is nothing to prevent a mother seeing the name in print and giving it to her …
Etymology of "hen" as a term of endearment in Scottish
Oct 19, 2023 · Different parts of the north of England also use generic 'friendly' terms; off the top of my head, West Yorkshire has 'love', non-bird-related, Nottingham has 'duck', the origin of which I have …
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Jan 9, 2016 · Most linguists agree that the letter R in middle English was trilled, but why and when did people replace it with untrilled one like ɹ in "red", or even become "almost" silent like in "her (British