{"id":2320,"date":"2022-11-06T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T14:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2022-11-15T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:58:12","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-rubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2320","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Rubble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Rubble\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-06T14:03:12+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"There\u2019s some building work going on at my house, so in this Adventure we\u2019re digging into the origins of the word rubble.\n\n\n\nRubble [\u02c8\u0279\u028cb.\u0259l] is:\n\n \tthe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry\n \trough, irregular stones broken from larger ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2873\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2320-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.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\/rubble.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2320-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rubble.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>There\u2019s some building work going on at my house, so in this Adventure we\u2019re digging into the origins of the word <strong>rubble<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/crdot\/6212752076\/in\/photolist-asZYK7-6kLpWA-s7TJmH-49ChQy-R1F1Ti-9xTYqk-4XBRC1-eiXvPi-9iKG3y-6oCids-cuv3rY-bu1kcD-2mk34iw-7YfpoJ-icpDj-7ALa9-bwahm-kY4MRF-dVF6W6-h7qytP-6L4CAV-FwVJ-ytEG6-4Hn9Nb-cD3FTN-r67azz-YSDBi4-5G2Em8-YPZAnA-pCaT9o-29LkHvE-c78qd-m8oDv8-ipgEzf-aepXFo-FtJBDa-EzJmHm-2j7WXUp-3e6fdQ-ey24ox-2kRroUm-2gwV63X-DJny8W-2kJppaG-2kHhbdN-28uoKji-2kGL265-DuzV63-2n7dvLy-FK47fw\" title=\"Rubble\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6218\/6212752076_e16f5a6596_z.jpg\" alt=\"Rubble\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rubble<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0279\u028cb.\u0259l] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry<\/li>\n<li>rough, irregular stones broken from larger masses, esp. waste fragments from the demolition of a building, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>rouble\/rubel\/robel<\/em>, from the Anglo-Norman <em>*robel<\/em> (bits of broken stone), possibly from the Old Norse <em>rubba<\/em> (to huddle, crowd together, heap up), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*rubb\u014dn\u0105<\/em> (to rub, scrape) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rubble\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>It is probably related to the word <strong>rubbish<\/strong> (refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash), which was <em>robous<\/em> (rubbish, buidling rubble) in Middle English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rubbish#English\">source<\/a>]. The word <strong>rub<\/strong> possibly comes from the same roots as well [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rub#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CNpkgUq89iQ\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNpkgUq89iQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/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:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Rubble\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-06T14:03:12+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"There\u2019s some building work going on at my house, so in this Adventure we\u2019re digging into the origins of the word rubble.\n\n\n\nRubble [\u02c8\u0279\u028cb.\u0259l] is:\n\n \tthe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry\n \trough, irregular stones broken from larger ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2874\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2320-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.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\/rubble.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2320-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/rubble.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rubble.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>There\u2019s some building work going on at my house, so in this Adventure we\u2019re digging into the origins of the word rubble. Rubble [\u02c8\u0279\u028cb.\u0259l] is: the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry rough, irregular stones broken from larger masses, esp. waste fragments from the demolition of a building, etc. It comes from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,124,20,56,4,58,64,1,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-anglo-norman-norman","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2320"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2351,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320\/revisions\/2351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}