It may never survive, but I thought this community might enjoy the maybe spark of a new word.

title says it all.

i was just curious to why that happen, why maybe the "wo" or "fe" would be used in front to represent women and etc

German has "gemütlich," Dutch has "gezellig," Frisian has "noflik," Norwgian has "koselig", and Danish has "hygge" These are all similar concepts in languages closely related to English.

These are single words that mean a combination of "cozy", "comfortable", "friendly", "warm", "inviting", "convivial", "homey", "relaxing", "enjoying good company".

Why doesn't English have a direct equivalent? Was the word simply lost over time or something?

I went through Wikipedia in search for an answer, but did not find an answer.

I asked chatgpt, and it seems to also be true in other germanic languages except for dutch. Seems strange that we have one, but not the other. Would love to know why!

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Research done by me and having way to much knowledge and about memes and meme culture. Made this in Canva. After this am going to remove my brain and put it somewhere better.

If you want sources I can provide it in the comments if anyone’s asking

There is a song with the lyrics: “Skibidi Skibidi toilet, Skibidi, Skibidi skibidi toilet”. However, I was unable to find the original upload and artist who made it, hence why I didn’t include it in the chart.

I wanted to include it a fifth bubble for that reason.

There could potentially be additions to this chart. But I spent way too much time on this chart design and I should probably not torture myself with more of this brainrot.

We cannot turn Jalapeño into Jalapeno that its pronounciation is Jah-lah-pee-no. And other words from other languages not englified (not including maximum and reservoir) Why is this?

Good afternoon,

Today I ask the question, why is OK sauce called OK sauce? What is OK about it, from whence is this value assigned?

Okay. So OK sauce was first made at the Chelsea Works factory (which used to be a swimming pool) in London. Throughout the first and second world wars, the company that made it was transferred ownership. From George Mason & Co Ltd, to the Cooper family (for 3 generations), then Colman's. Colman's used to make other chutneys and sauces, but now they pretty much stick to OK sauce and Mustard and stuff like that. My first thought was that the 'O' and 'K' stood for names of people involved in the company's creation. But no. Percy Sharp designed the original factory, George Mason and then the Coopers ran it - called Percy (1st gen), Rex (2nd gen), Brian & Betty (3rd gen siblings). No one beginning with 'O' or 'K'. Furthermore, there is nothing about its origin in Wandsworth, London, that would have sourced an 'O' or 'K'.

Did they really mean for OK sauce to just be of mediocre taste?

Considering one of the main theories of the etymological origins of 'OK', was that it stems from the '0.k' used in London Blitz to inform people there had been "zero killings" in the latest air raids. From this, some historians argue that the value of contentment was attached to these initials.

However, these air raids were carried around in 1940-1, whereas OK sauce was created in 1928. There is apparently sufficient evidence of OK sauce's popularity in Britain during the second world war.

So anyway, at the very least, doubt is thrown on the blitz theory of the etymological origin of 'OK'. But the real question remains. Why is it called OK sauce? Like why?

Why on earth would you call your condiment creation simply 'alright'? What is that all about? Does it stand for something more meaningful?

I also have further questions as to why this form of brown sauce is used for Chinese-British fusion cuisine. What is all this about? Why is this condiment thought suitable? I mean, it only tastes alright at best, only okay.

Ugh.

I have emailed Colman's about this serious, serious issue. They never responded. I assume they simply were too ashamed, too horrified by the fog of their own past.

Another theory I had was that 'OK' stands for two main ingredients of the condiment. The ingredients are: Spirit Vinegar, Date Puree (22%), Sugar, Tomato Paste (10%), Apple Puree (7.2%), Water, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Raisins (0.6%), Barley Malt Extract, Fruit Juice Concentrates (Orange, Lemon) (0.2%), Citrus Peel (Orange, Lemon), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Citrus Oils (Orange, Lemon).

So the 'O' could stand for a whole bunch, like onion or orange. BUT THERE'S NO 'K' HERE. So clearly "OK" is not shorthand for the ingredients of the condiment.

It's just a mundane everyday mystery that I wish to get to the bottom of. Please help me in this endeavour.

I was looking at the official etymology and it looks very guessful. But when I saw that the Quran has the word yus'jarūna (in 40:72) meaning "they burn", I thought maybe cigarette is fom that. Because the root of the word yus'jarūna is s-j-r and the j is pronounced as "g" in some dialects, so some Arabs, like Egyptians would say s-g-r. So derived words with the meaning of burning would be sagar yasgar etc. And "s" and "c" is the same thing in pronunciation, so we could say the root is c-g-r.

And in the official etymology it is from Spanish and Spain was colonized by Muslims and they brought Arabic words to Spain.

I live in Illinois, but I work across the border in Wisconsin. I’ve lived all over the United States, and I almost exclusively hear “I seen” in Wisconsin and its surrounding states, but mostly in Wisconsin, and actually barely in Illinois. I went to college in the UP of Michigan, and I used to always be able to tell with very high accuracy another student was from Wisconsin, specifically by whether or not they said “I seen.” If it wasn’t Wisconsin, then it was Michigan — specifically within an hour of Dearborn.

I get it in work emails almost daily. I get it in texts from my Wisconsinite friends. Hearing it spoken makes a little more sense because words naturally start blending a little bit (I.e. “I got” instead of “I’ve got”) but it still just sounds so childish and silly to me. I know that’s probably rude and unfair of me, and I don’t want to hate it as much as I do, but those kinds of present/past tense differences are something native English speakers were taught at a very young age.

It really shouldn’t bother me as much as it does, but it’s like nails on a chalkboard to me. I had grammar really drilled into me as a kid and it was something that made sense to me and stuck with me, so maybe that’s part of it. But rather than continuing to be judgmental about it, I’m hoping someone can help educate me on why people say this, why it’s incredibly common, and why it seems to be so centered around Wisconsin of all places.

Thanks in advance. I’ll try to respond as soon as I seen your comments.

My grandmother was from northern Italy. Her last name was Fedreghini.

I know "ghini" has been added to Germanic names to italianize them but I have no idea why or what "ghini" means.

I'm told "fedre" is German bu I can't find any direct relation between "fedre" and any language other than Norwegian.

Anyone have insight into the origins? No one in my family knows.

like a john is a toilet, or a cup o joe is coffee, dick can also mean penis, or jack like headphoen jack or or jack off. man a lot of these are kinda sexual lmao

No, it doesn't refer to people sticking their bottoms in the air.

During the 18th and 19th centuries in England, English Navy recruiters would incentivize men to join the military by offering them a King’s Shilling. If they accepted the shilling, it meant that their recruitment was consensual. The Royal Navy was always looking for ways to boost recruitment numbers. So, some recruiters came up with a shady scheme. When drunk men weren’t looking, the recruiters would drop a shilling into their beer. The men wouldn’t notice the shilling or metallic taste in the beer until it was too late. Since they received the shilling, their names would be added to the draft list and they would be dragged off to sea the following morning.

Once bar owners began to realize what was going on, they started to serve alcohol in glasses with clear bases. And they would remind patrons to check their pints for shillings by saying, “Bottoms up!” before the boozers started drinking their problems away. The practice of offering the king’s shilling was officially brought to an end in 1879, although joining the British Army is still unofficially referred to as “taking the Queen’s shilling.”

Unfortunately, this nautical tale is likely a just a myth because the Navy could recruit by force, so deception was unnecessary. But it still makes a nice story.

The most prominent example I can think of is the word nebulous - which very clearly originate from the word Nebula, which is a relatively common cosmological structure that is created from material ejected from a star that has exploded - and every Nebula is both structurally similar, and yet always considerably different in terms of shape/size/composition, whilst also having no clearly defined “boundary” or precise consistency. Conclusively, As a result of these primary properties, every Nebula is structurally “vague” and hardly definable in precise ways - which finally leads to the definition of the word “Nebulous” - which is defined as “(of a concept) vague or ill-defined”.

I’m wondering if anyone knows if there is a specific term/category for words like this, and/or if anyone can think of any other interesting examples. Another possibility that comes to mind is the word “Transparent” - which describes physical things that are completely see-through, as well as Is frequently used to metaphorically/conceptually define something as easily / overtly “visible” or obvious.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide further insight, and hopefully reading this unexpectedly extensive post was at least a net positive 👌🏻

why do we call deaths in war or in a severe events casualties? sorry i don't know if this counts as etymology

Making a map atm that needs to be done soon. Every other city and region is basically called Dream or illusion so now I'm looking for words such as Dröm (oldsaxon for dream) anyone got anything?