Folk Etymology - Further Examples

Further Examples

See the following articles that discuss folk etymologies for their subjects:

  • belfry (architecture)
  • blunderbuss
  • chaise longue
  • crawfish
  • dormouse
  • ducking stool
  • Jerusalem artichoke (from Italian, girasole)
  • Jordan almonds (from French, jardin)
  • pumpernickle
  • serviceberry (Sorbus)
  • Welsh rarebit
  • Wheatear

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