Dictionary
x
English
Spanish
French
German
Russian
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Finnish
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Icelandic
Greek
Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Polish
Bulgarian
Hungarian
Czech
Turkish
Esperanto
Latin
English
Spanish
French
German
Russian
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Finnish
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Icelandic
Greek
Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Polish
Bulgarian
Hungarian
Czech
Turkish
Esperanto
Latin
Translate
English-Estonian
translations for
folk etymology
Definition of folk etymology
A misunderstanding of the
etymology
of a word
appeal
ing to the
unlearned
mind; an
etymology
that incorrectly explains the origin of a word based on a
judgement
out of
knowledge
or
passion
s of a
common
speaker
of the language instead of
expertise
in its
past
A modification of a word or its spelling resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with ''
island
'', ''
belfry
'', and ''
hangnail
''
Examples
Many
folk etymologies
involve backronyms.
Related words
Norfolk parakeet
Norfolk Island Parakeet
Folketing
Trending Searches
haku
yhteydessä
matalapaine
moottori
ukraina
nasty
intention
suomi
päivittää
white
valmistua
lausunto
vessel
palkkatuki
escort
pattern
liikunta
length
patience
search
principal
taulukko
korkeintaan
huippu
vaihtoehto
stream
strive
appliance
progression
jalostaa
suhteellinen
hot tub
varattu
address
semantics
loop
solution
nautinnollinen
tulli
payment
sijainen
staff
exhibition
pöllö
kalastaa
jännittävä
quote
space out
clear
lettu
committee
ehdottaa
kaksi
jalokivi
nimetä
clever
keritä
omakotitalo
alakuloinen
interpret
prefix
wagon
paikka
kontti
hall
peruskoulu
proxy
wide
adjust
kelvollinen
putty
support
enter
puhdistaa
pallo
Kouru
peitto
pohjoinen
kuvailu
encounter
hyvää matkaa
helma
ehkäisykierukka
ihastua
determine
este
naru
shack
chalice
English
vapaaehtoistyö
varmistaa
distasteful
kuitenkin
purpose
check
ostos
wish
kurssi
työväenopisto
Popular Dictionaries
German-English
English-German
English-Dutch
English-Finnish
Swedish-English
Danish-English
DictionaryPro.net
DictionaryPro.net
is a free online dictionary with more than 14 million translations.
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Cookies
Contact Us
Auf Deutsch
En español
På svenska
Suomeksi
Eestikeelne
Content is based on
Wiktionary
articles.
Text is available under
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
license.
© 2004-2024 DictionaryPro.net