2025-12-29

"threshold"

a word that has nothing to do with "holding"

2025-12-22

"pioneer"

a word to do with "feet"

2025-12-15

"hljóð" + *hljod

words to do with "sound" (but have no common kinship)

2025-12-08

"sophomore"

meaning someone in their "year two" of a school but what does it truly mean?

2025-11-23

"world"

a word meaning "everything" stems from the words for "man" and "age"

2025-07-23

fjölskylda

an Icelandic word that means "family" but once meant "many chores"

2025-04-01

360度無死角

a Chinese wording that tries to translate "from A to Z"

2025-03-28

mare

the word for a "she-horse"

2025-03-21

一呼百應

a Chinese saying about being well-networked

2025-03-14

"bean" + "fava"

these word for a seeded food go way back