Heres the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Andoque (Paasi-ah), a language isolate or a Witotoan language spoken in southern Colombia. Berom (Cn Brom), a

In this Adventure in Etymology were looking into the origins of the word shamble (and shambles). The Shambles in York To shamble means to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet, and a shamble is o

Heres the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Ghomala (Ghmala), a Bamileke language spoken in the West Region of Cameroon. Fefe (Ff), a Bamileke l

In this episode we find Celtic fingers among French jewelery. The French word bijou means a jewel or piece of jewellry. It was borrowed from the Breton bizou (ring, jewel), which comes from biz (finge

Heres the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Kwaio, a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on Malaita Island in Malaita Province of the Solomon Islands. Gela (

In this Adventure in Etymology were looking into the origins of the word guide. Guide [ad] means: Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and of

Heres the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Mono-Alu, a Northwest Solomonic language spoken on Mono, Alu and Fauro islands in the Solomon Islands. Marovo, a

In this episode we discover Romance scythes in a stack of Celtic pins and needles. The Proto-Celtic word *delgos means pin or needle. It comes from Proto-Indo-European *delg- (sting) [source]. Relate

Heres the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Iranun, a Danao language spoken mainly in the southwest of Mindanao island in the south of the Philippines. Onhan

In this Adventure in Etymology were looking into the origins of the word quagmire. A quagmire [kw.mar/kw.mar] is: A swampy, soggy area of ground. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation;