{"id":1696,"date":"2022-01-22T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2022-01-23T17:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:40:52","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1696","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Dust\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-22T16:00:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word dust.\n\n\n\ndust [d\u028cst] is:\n\n \tearth or other matter in fine, dry particles.\n \ta cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.\n \tto wipe the dust from\n \tto sprinkle with a powder or dust\n\nIt ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9170\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1696-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1696-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dust.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word <strong>dust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/68611030@N03\/6258335380\/in\/photolist-ax2B59-uUPmwg-KrFH5X-KrFGyB-Le65F5-6i4mZN-Lkuv57-74AN6r-bNwBHn-o5wAiY-4tqgUu-75vCPB-7zgvd4-d9e6g9-6WR7TY-75zvrh-4KvHo6-rbzDH-cRX7K1-cRX6tU-bBroV7-Axjo3W-4KvHrT-cRUvUq-dVXA4U-sQKtfJ-cRWH9C-71KymZ-PPaNVf-7yp1MZ-Nc5JVz-8FVTjG-8FSGe4-77s8do-J4xwmL-4eYfDT-4f3ez9-nebPM-4f3exN-4f3eDY-4f3eFA-2ifmMTk-nebQD-nebRD-c4nedJ-c4nc8b-c4nbUd-2hTJVwL-eJV2jC-73434e\" title=\"Dust Storm 1585 and Milwaukee and Mailbox in Road\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6165\/6258335380_2cc2ccc710_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dust Storm 1585 and Milwaukee and Mailbox in Road\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>dust<\/strong> [d\u028cst] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.<\/li>\n<li>a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.<\/li>\n<li>to wipe the dust from<\/li>\n<li>to sprinkle with a powder or dust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>d(o)ust<\/em> [du(\u02d0)st] (dust, powder, dirt, grit), from the Old English <em>d\u016bst<\/em> [du\u02d0st] (dust, powder), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*dunst\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8dun.st\u0251\u0303] (mist, haze, dust), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*d\u02b0ewh\u2082-<\/em> (smoke, mist, haze)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*d%CA%B0ewh%E2%82%82-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same PIE root include <strong>dew<\/strong>, <strong>dusk<\/strong> and <strong>dye<\/strong> (via Proto-Germanic), <strong>down<\/strong> (hill) and <strong>dune<\/strong> (via Proto-Celtic), and <strong>fume<\/strong> (via Latin) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*d%CA%B0ewh%E2%82%82-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kMc_lpWskLs\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMc_lpWskLs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also wrote a song about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/songs\/sager\/dust.htm\">dust<\/a> this week, which goes something like this:<\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/songs\/sager\/dust.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/songs\/sager\/dust.mp3\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Dust\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-22T16:00:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word dust.\n\n\n\ndust [d\u028cst] is:\n\n \tearth or other matter in fine, dry particles.\n \ta cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.\n \tto wipe the dust from\n \tto sprinkle with a powder or dust\n\nIt ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9171\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1696-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1696-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dust.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dust.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word dust. dust [d\u028cst] is: earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. to wipe the dust from to sprinkle with a powder or dust It comes from the Middle English d(o)ust [du(\u02d0)st] (dust, powder, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,4,58,55,1,94,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1696"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1708,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1696\/revisions\/1708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}