Whoever reads my blog posts will notice at some point that I have those little obsessions I can't, and don't want, get rid of. So, I want to share one of my obsessions with you because it's related to language learning in the most interesting way imaginable: etymology.
Etymology is the study of word origins and how the meaning of a word changed throughout time.
This is a rather new obsession of mine, in fact since my last birthday. I got an incredibly funny and informative book from a very good friend for my 20th birthday and I immediately fell in love with it. The book's title is "The Etymologicon- A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language" by Mark Forsyth. The author is a blogger and goes by the name Inky Fool which I think is a very catchy name. In my opinion, he writes in such a wonderful, clever and hilarious way that I would really recommend everyone having a look at his blog.
Who can find out what the title of this post is about? Why is Elvis a dwarf???
The first thing that came to my mind was the connection of Elvis - elf - dwarf.
ReplyDeleteProbably too far-fetched? ;)
You were close: Alviss is a dwarf king in Norse mythology and Presley means simply 'priest's meadow' or 'priest's garden'. But good guess!
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