The Adventures in Etymology series looks into the origins of words, and finds other words that are connected to them. It started in March 2021 as an offshoot of the Omniglot blog – I decided to record some posts, and it grew from there.

Words covered: stable, guide, quagmire, storm, virus, finger, bone, ghost, robust, weird, down, crotchet (♩), twilight, busk, chair, bureau, friend, butler, story, ship, wheel, kith and kin, caboodle, herb, wicker, peace, bandana, quibble, heaven, haven, chemise, obtuse, pronk, harbour, harbinger, amok, havoc, snort, jail/goal, brogue, quiver, nonchalant, befuddle, rubble, hallow, spell, jelly, investigate, quay, rabbit, campus, nostril, hat, library, photoptarmosis, sneeze, fever, dean, riddle, daff, puffin, secret, butter, roof, circus, tat, lead, quiet, frolic, nepotism, technology, pique, anniversary, fool, salt, sloom, knot, deck, timber, wood, paint, veranda, champion, dust, bizarre, rune, new, year, companion, tale, budget, gate, silly, nogging, ladder, etymology, adventure, word, wall, rain, neighbour, bucket, iron, yarn, ado, hedge, fence, circle, distract, mask, parsnip, balance, book, sky, exclamation, connect, paraphernalia, acme, enigmatic, window, mother, session, bread, music, april, egg, clock, shanty

You can find videos about these words on Youtube, Instagram and Tiktok.