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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word origin #145548 07/29/2005 9:01 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 louisiana sesquipedalio stranger sesquipedalio stranger Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 louisiana does anyone know the origin of the word "doughnut"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word origin #145549 07/29/2005 9:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass google doughnut +origin [I'm feeling lucky] yields http://www.wordorigins.org/wordord.htm (I'm trying to gently suggest here that this is a very basic search which anyone could perform on one's own behest.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word origin #145550 07/29/2005 9:52 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Welcome aboard, Gunther. Pay no attention to tsuwm; he gets that way from time to time. We are delighted to have another lawyer on the board. We are delighted to have a Louisiannan on the board .. and will be even more delighted if you like food! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word origin #145551 07/29/2005 10:25 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I thought it was from doughknot since another way to prepare them was to tie the strips of dough in a knot. By the time one side was done it was puffed up enough to flip over by itself which made the busy homemakers life that much easier. PS welcome aboard Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word origin #145552 07/30/2005 12:25 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,119 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,119 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA I would have thought that applied to pretzels, not doughnuts... ;) See http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20010627.html for further info. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter oliekoek #145553 07/30/2005 12:41 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Some say that it was the Dutch who introduced doughnuts to the American continent, in what would eventually become New York City. If that is true, one wonders why the Dutch name for them didn't prevail. Every morning, several million New Yorkers would stop on the way to work to enjoy their oliekoek ("oil cake") and coffee. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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