Window
Etymology
The word window originates from the Old Norse ‘vindauga’, from ‘vindr – wind’ and ‘auga – eye’, i.e. " wind eye ". In Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic the Old Norse form has survived to this day (in Icelandic only as a less used synonym to gluggi), in Swedish the word vindöga remains as a term for a hole through the roof of a hut, and in the Danish language ‘vindue’ and Norwegian Bokmål ‘vindu’, the direct link to ‘eye’ is lost, just like for 'window'. The Danish (but not the Bokmål) word is pronounced fairly similarly to window.
Window is first recorded in the early 13th century, and originally referred to an unglazed hole in a roof. Window replaced the Old English ‘eagþyrl’, which literally means ‘eye-hole,’ and ‘eagduru’ ‘eye-door’. Many Germanic languages however adopted the Latin word ‘fenestra’ to describe a window with glass, such as standard Swedish ‘fönster’, or German ‘Fenster’. The use of window in English is probably due to the Scandinavian influence on the English language by means of loanwords during the Viking Age. In English the word fenester was used as a parallel until the mid-18th century and fenestration is still used to describe the arrangement of windows within a façade.
From Webster's 1828 Dictionary: Window, n. [G. The vulgar pronunciation is windor, as if from the Welsh gwyntdor, wind-door.][
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trust
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr 'strong'; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun
Noun
[mass noun]
1. firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something: relations have to be built on trust they have been able to win the trust of the others
2. [count noun] Law an arrangement whereby a person (a trustee) holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries: a trust was set up
Verb
[with object]
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Skill
[Middle English skil, from Old Norse, discernment; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
skill [skɪl]
n
1. special ability in a task, sport, etc., esp ability acquired by training
2. something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
3. Obsolete understanding
[from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German schēle, Middle Dutch geschil difference]
skill-less, skilless adj
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Barricade
Definition of barricade
Noun
Verb
[with object]
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from barrique 'cask', from Spanish barrica; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades)
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Armada
Meaning of "Armada"
Spanish name
In Spanish, the name Armada means- the armed one. The name Armada orginated as an Spanish name. The name Armada is most often used as a girl name or female name.
Spanish Name Meaning - the armed one
Origin - Spain
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Origin of CARGO
Spanish, load, charge, from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricare — more at charge
First Known Use: 1657
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Cargo
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology| 1996 | T. F. HOAD | 111 words | Copyright
cargo XVII. — Sp. cargo (also carga), corr. to (O)F. charge load (etc.):- Rom. * carricāre CHARGE.
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Cwene
nounEtymology:Middle English quene ("young, robust woman"), from Old English cwene ("woman,...
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Twelve
Origin:
Old English twelf(e), from the base of two + a second element (probably expressing the sense 'left over'); of Germanic origin and related to Dutch twaalf and German zwölf. Compare with eleven
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Date: 03/12/2003 at 22:44:52From: Doctor PetersonSubject: Re: The origin of numbers Hi, Karen.You can find more on this in a good dictionary, and in various books specifically dealing with the history of numbers. In _Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers_, Gullberg says this: Eleven is a derivative of Old English _endleofan_, where the terminal -fan is believed to carry the meaning of "to leave" or "left", that is, _one left_ after counting ten (fingers). Twelve has developed in a similar manner from Old English _twelfe_ meaning _two left over_ after counting ten; it may be more clearly seen from the Gothic _twailif_. Twenty was _twentig_ or _twegentig_ in Old and Middle English, where twen and twegen were forms meaning two, and the suffix –tig recalls German -zig. Merriam-Webster, at m-w.com, has this to say on the etymology of the words: Eleven Middle English enleven, from enleven, adjective, from Old English endleofan, from end- (alteration of An one) + -leofan; akin to Old English lEon to lend Twelve Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twA two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven) Twenty Middle English, from twenty, adjective, from Old English twEntig, noun, group of 20, from twEn- (akin to Old English twA two) + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tIen ten If you have any further questions, feel free to write back. - Doctor Peterson, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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