Episode 88: Egg
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast - A podcast by Ray Belli
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The word ‘egg’ plays a part in one of the most famous anecdotes in the written record about the evolution of the English language. In this episode, we consider the implications of that story and look into the etymology of ‘egg’ and some of its cognates. We also look into the ‘egg’ in the idiom ‘to egg on.’