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ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Languages grow and change over time–words pass from one language to another, and meanings can change and shift. Even spelling and pronunciation can change, especially as spelling is usually based on pronunciation.

Choose one video, and explore how the word discussed in that video changed over time. Share in your post how that word changed, what surprised you, how it connects with what you already know, and what questions you have now.

Los idiomas crecen y cambian con el tiempo: las palabras pasan de un idioma a otro y los significados pueden cambiar y desplazarse. Incluso la ortografía y la pronunciación pueden cambiar, especialmente porque la ortografía suele basarse en la pronunciación.

Elija un video y explore cómo la palabra discutida en ese video cambió con el tiempo. Comparte en tu post cómo cambió esa palabra, qué te sorprendió, cómo se conecta con lo que ya sabes y qué preguntas tienes ahora.

"Guasa Guasa"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Watch this video from Dr. Margherita Lila Rosa about the Puerto Rican Spanish word “guasa.”

Where did this word come from?
How has its meaning shifted?
How much or little has it changed?

"Sucking Teeth"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Watch this video from the magazine Push Black about the African origins of “sucking teeth.”

Where did this language feature come from?
How has its meaning shifted?
How much or little has it changed?

"Bear"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Watch this video from Adam Aleksic about the time Germanic languages forgot the word “bear.”

What was the proto-Germanic word for “bear?”
Why was it forgotten?
How did we end up with “bear?” as a replacement word?

"Sugar"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Watch this video from the magazine Enthucutlet about the history of the words “sugar” and “candy.”

Where did these words come from?
How has its meaning shifted?
How much or little has it changed?
What social circumstances do you think helped these words spread?

"Okra"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Or “yam,” “goober,” “banana,” or “jumbo”--Choose one of the words discussed in this article by VOA’s Learning English series.

What word did you choose?
Where did the word come from?
How did its meaning and pronunciation change over time?
What other words is it related to?

"Ojalá"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:28:48 UTC

Watch this video from Dr. Margherita Lila Rosa about the Spanish word “ojalá.”

Where did this word come from?
How has its meaning shifted?
How much or little has it changed?

"Bear"

ldyhrkopp — 2025-04-21 02:35:22 UTC

In this amusing video, the speaker goes over the forgotten word "Bear" in German. It is said in the video that Germans were superstitious and as a result they refused to say the word for "bear". Instead of naming the animal, the Germans referred to it as "the brown one" in hopes that it would not summon the bear. The word for "the brown one" was "bero" which is where our word "Bear" derives from.

-Lucas Dyhrkopp