View Full Version : Am looking for a good etymology website.
Ladewig
14th June 2006, 11:34 AM
Any recommendations?
drkitten
14th June 2006, 12:40 PM
Any recommendations?
The Oxford English dictionary, www.oed.com.
TobiasTheViking
14th June 2006, 04:46 PM
http://etymonline.com
I also like
http://behindthename.com
for etymological lookups of names.
ARubberChickenWithAPulley
14th June 2006, 04:52 PM
http://www.wordorigins.org is a good site.
Tricky
15th June 2006, 12:11 PM
Here's a good one. (http://www.alrfoto.com/geinsectos.htm)
Ladewig
20th June 2006, 10:15 AM
The Oxford English dictionary, www.oed.com.
$30 to look up a few words is too much for my tastes.
http://www.wordorigins.org is a good site.
http://etymonline.com
These sites seem to have a very, very limited number of words.
Here's a good one.
Hardy-har-har.
Darat
20th June 2006, 10:18 AM
$30 to look up a few words is too much for my tastes.
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But it is very good - if there are just a few words you want researching drop me a PM and I'll use my subscription to the OED to get the info you require.
DevilsAdvocate
20th June 2006, 06:46 PM
I like http://www.takeourword.com/ It is a magazine-type format with articles and commentary. Lighthearted and well researched with some nice discussions.
Ladewig
20th June 2006, 08:17 PM
But it is very good - if there are just a few words you want researching drop me a PM and I'll use my subscription to the OED to get the info you require.
Thank you. Bu using some books and poking around the internet I found everything I was looking for with one exception: deference. I'll PM you.
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