By: May Rostom

Words have been around for so long. We use words all the time, we learn new words, we teach new words, and when words fail, we gesture something that would eventually lead us to a certain word in mind. If it’s something we use that often, shouldn’t we at least know where it all started? Well, Word Origin will get you there 5 words at a time.

1. The word “with” in old English, meant "against" at the time. However, this meaning is still commonly used, for example when we say: “to fight with" instead of “to fight against”.

2. Charles C. Boycott, a rent collector is the man behind the word “boycott”. He worked for an Irish earl as a rent collector when tenant farmers would completely ignore paying the rent.

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3. "Daeges eage" in old English, means "day's eye", used when referring to Daisy flowers. The term was used to describe the flower as it reminded people of the sun.

4. To “cleave” something (verb), has two opposite meanings. To separate and to adhere.

5. Friedrich Froebel, the man behind the word “kindergarten” –meaning “children’s garden”- originally wanted to call it "Kleinkinderbesch?ftigungsanstalt" instead (the term itself would’ve brought tears to your child’s eyes!).

Tune in next week for your word origins dose!

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