folk etymology – English–Norsk translations

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folk etymology noun

  • A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.
  • A modification of a word or its spelling resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail.
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