Language Origins Trivia Questions
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According to the Venerable Bede, to which season does the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre pertain?
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spring
According to the OED, from which historical language does the word 'word' originate?
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old english
What term is derived from the Greek words for 'the meaning of a word from its origin' and 'word'?
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etymology
In German and Dutch, what natural formation does the word 'berg' in 'iceberg' refer to?
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mountain
What familiar phrase meaning 'dressed to perfection' may originate from 'dressed to then eyne,' which means 'to the eyes'?
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nines
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