August Schleicher popularized the family tree metaphor for languages back in the 19th century. Turns out someone here took it a little too literally...
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The surprisingly connected origins of "grow" and "green".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #grow #green #grass #spring

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The surprisingly connected origins of "polio" and "appalling".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #polio #appal #appalling

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The surprisingly connected origins of "good", "gather", and "fondue".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #good #god #gather #GoodFriday #fondue #giddy

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The surprisingly connected origins of "estimate" and "aim". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #estimate #aim #esteem

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Cover of the book "The Reconstruction of Indo-European Stop Systems", featuring an orange title on a purple background.

💡Just published:
A new collection edited by Alwin Kloekhorst and Tijmen Pronk, exploring how stop systems developed across the Indo-European branches.
For scholars of #IndoEuropean, #HistoricalLinguistics, #Phonology and #LinguisticTypology.

🔗https://brill.com/display/title/73615

The surprisingly connected origins of "computer" and "account".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #computer #accounts

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ISLE Summer School 2026 – Department of Scandinavian Languages – Uppsala University The 2026 Summer School of the International Society for the Linguistics of English will take place at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden). It will be hosted by the Department of English and the Facul...

Registration for the next #ISLE summer school in Uppsala is still open until April 30:
Theme: "English in transition - Socio-cultural encounters across time and space"
Dates: 7–13 June 2026
Organized by Merja Kytö & Eric Lander
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#EnglishLinguistics #HistoricalLinguistics

The surprisingly connected origins of "choice" and "disgust".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #choice #disgust

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My work focuses on reading historical texts in original scripts, creating transliterations and critical editions, and making classical sources accessible to modern readers and researchers. #HistoricalLinguistics

The surprisingly connected origins of "seismic" and "whittle".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #seismic #earthquake #whittle
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The surprisingly connected origins of "instrument" and "destroy". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #instrument #destroy

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The surprisingly connected origins of "cow" and "beef".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cow #beef #anglosaxons #normans

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The surprisingly connected origins of "assets", "sad", and "satisfy".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asset #sad #satisfy

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The surprisingly connected origins of "detective" and "thug".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #detective #thug

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The surprisingly connected origins of "voyage" and "way".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #voyage #way

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7th-Pavia-IE-summer-school-2026 This is the repo for the website of the 7th Pavia PIE summer school 2026.

7th Pavia International Summer School for Indo-European Linguistics unipv-larl.github.io/7th-Pavia-IE... #linguistics #indoeuropean #germanic #historicallinguistics #langsky

The surprisingly connected origins of "cable", "heave", and "heavy".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cable #heave #heavy

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Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?

Y'know when y think 'I know who'd like to read this...'. Then you think, hey, who wouldn't?

Thanks again, again, @publicbooks.bsky.social

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#Langsky
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The surprisingly connected origins of "secret", "police", "political", "quasi", "unethical" and "concern".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #secret #police #political #quasi #unethical #concern

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ariana grande is making a funny face and saying `` i think i 'm confused ! '' ALT: ariana grande is making a funny face and saying `` i think i 'm confused ! ''

Where and when is the next International Conference on Historical Linguistics #ICHL?

a) Paris July 2026
b) Rio de Janeiro March 2027
c) somewhere/when else

#historicallinguistics #linguistics

The surprisingly connected origins of "pyrotechnic" and "firework". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #pyrotechnics #firework #NewYearsEve
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The surprisingly connected origins of "wassail" and "health". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #wassail #health #toast youtube.com/shorts/HnAlm...

The surprisingly connected origins of "vice" (as in vice-president) and "weak". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #vice #vicepresident #weak

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The surprisingly connected origins of "stream" and "rhythm".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #stream #rhythm

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The surprisingly connected origins of "vital" and "quick". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #vital #quick
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The surprisingly connected origins of "inept" and "couple".

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#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #inept #apt #couple

The surprisingly connected origins of "wind" and "air". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #wind #air

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The surprisingly connected origins of "Donald" and "dip".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #donald #dip #ruler #hollow

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The surprisingly connected origins of "energy" and "work". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #energy #work

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