by Zabaan | May 26, 2015 | Classical languages, Etymology, Old Norse
Parts of England were occupied by Old Norse speaking vikings between 860 and 950 AD. In this time many Old Norse words were borrowed into English, sometimes these words are surprisingly common in today’s English. Sky, anger and window, for example, are all of...
by Zabaan | Aug 9, 2013 | Etymology, Hindi
One of the things that always surprises our students in the beginning of classes is the similarity between certain words in Hindi and English or other European languages. Before we start discussing Hindi perhaps we should look at the relationship between Hindi and...
