100 quick-fire word facts | 100th EPISODE
Rob and Jess are celebrating 100 episodes of Words Unravelled by sharing their top 100 wordy nerdy facts.🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/1PM_iwxAyb8👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravel...
16 Sep 59min
Which German terms are in the English zeitgeist? | GERMAN WORDS
Willkommen! Jess and Rob are exploring the German words in English. In this Zeitgeisty episode, discover:👻 What doppelgänger literally means,📏 The longest German word,🤧 And why Americans say "Gesun...
26 Aug 49min
Why is English full of Latin? | LATIN WORDS
You speak more Latin than you think. Not only are the many French words in English derived from Latin, but almost 30% of our vocabulary comes directly from the language of the Romans. In this episode,...
19 Aug 40min
Are sharks named after people? | OCEAN WORDS
Rob and Jess are taking the deepest of dives into the origins of words from the ocean.🐟 Are many fish 'fish' or 'fishes'?🦈 Why is there a mystery around sharks?🐠 What is a sarcastic fringehead?Thes...
12 Aug 52min
Does 'Abracadabra' mean anything? | MAGIC WORDS
Take a pinch of witchcraft, add a touch of sorcery, and "Hey presto!" you have a wordy nerdy episode about magical terms.🧙 Can only women be witches?🔒 What did a warlock originally do?🪄 What is the...
5 Aug 47min
What's so great about 'seventh' heaven? | NUMBER IDIOMS
We're exploring the origins of common sayings relating to numbers in this episode.🥉 Why is the third time a charm?⛅️ What's so great about "seventh heaven"?🙃 Why do we say "at sixes and sevens"?Rob ...
29 Jul 50min
Words the Vikings left behind | OLD NORSE
What did the Vikings do for us? Rob and Jess are exploring the words left behind by the Scandinavian invaders.🪓 How much of English is Old Norse?🗺️ Which place names are inherited from "the Danes"?�...
22 Jul 42min
