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Does the word easel come from France?
Thought to be old Dutch 'ezel'. There is an old German word 'esel' and a similar word in old English
What is the origin of the word 'hair'?
Old English hær, from Pre Germanic khæran(similarly Old Scots, Old Norse, Old High German har, Old Friesian her, Dutch, and originates from the Old English word hǣr, which is of Germanic origin. Hair is related to the Dutch word haar and the German word Haar.
What is Old English penning from Old High German word pfenning?
penny
Who invented the word the best?
it derives from the Old English word 'beste or betst' The old Dutch word is 'best'. Old High German is 'Bezzist' and Old Norse Bezt
What is the German 'Jahre alt' in English?
"Years old" is an English equivalent of "Jahrealt."Specifically, the German word "Jahre" is a neuter noun. It means "years". The German word "alt" is an adjective. It means "old."The pronunciation is "YAH-reh ahlt."
Who invented the word fart?
It is an Old English word 'feorting' of German origin related to 'farzen'
What is the origin of month?
From the Old English 'monath' and of German from the word 'moant' and the Dutch word 'maant'
What is the word origin for the word rueful?
Rue = regret, remorse, or sorrow for From Old English hrēow; to Old High German hriuwa
Where does the word team come from?
It is from a series of old European words, in old English it is a set of draft animals yoked together. In German 'taumaz', another word from OId German is 'zoum' meaning bridle. From old Dutch 'toom'. Old Norse is 'taumr'. Another Old English word is 'togian' meaning to pull.
What language did the word SEARCH come from?
This is quite an old word, relating back to the Celtic/Gothic word "sockjan" and the Old-German/Anglo-Saxon "suochan".
Where did the saying of all the gall come from?
The word gall comes from the Old English word galla. This comes from the Old German word Galle which means bile.
What is the word origin for the word world?
The English word world comes from the Old English woruld. This comes from the Old German weralt, which means age of man.
