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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Etymologies from Merriam Webster #121899 02/04/2004 3:02 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 79 Dublin, Ireland hibernicus journeyman hibernicus journeyman Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 79 Dublin, Ireland Belly: Etymology: Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English blAwan to blow Blow: Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blAwan; akin to Old High German blAen to blow, Latin flare, Greek phallos penis Which brings us full circle, really. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted feculence Father Steve 02/02/2004 5:27 AM Re: feculence Capfka 02/02/2004 11:07 AM Re: feculence wwh 02/02/2004 12:59 PM Re: feculence TEd Remington 02/02/2004 12:51 PM Re: feculence tsuwm 02/02/2004 2:51 PM ithyphallic consuelo 02/03/2004 12:44 AM Re: ithyphallic jheem 02/03/2004 2:05 AM Since at least 1913 consuelo 02/03/2004 11:11 AM Re: one citation from 1864 jheem 02/03/2004 1:26 PM Re: one citation from 1864 tsuwm 02/03/2004 1:42 PM Re: one citation from 1864 jheem 02/03/2004 2:42 PM Re: one citation from 1864 hibernicus 02/04/2004 2:55 PM Etymologies from Merriam Webster hibernicus 02/04/2004 3:02 PM Re: Etymologies from Merriam Webster Sparteye 02/08/2004 5:29 AM Re: one citation from 1864 Faldage 02/04/2004 3:14 PM Re: feculence Zed 02/03/2004 12:45 AM Re: feculence jheem 02/03/2004 2:52 PM Re: ithyphallic AnnaStrophic 02/03/2004 3:48 PM Re: priapismos jheem 02/04/2004 3:27 AM Re: priapismos of troy 02/04/2004 2:16 PM Re: feculence wwh 02/10/2004 2:43 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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