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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: "Adeebok"? #145989 08/22/2005 11:02 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ In reply to: It is, btw, a little known fact that the name Adidas is an eponym of the founder, Adolf Dassler. Really? I read that more than 20 years ago here in NZ, so I'm surprised to hear that it is "little known". It was in an article on "famous feuds" or words to that effect, and focussed at length on the relationship between the two brothers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Adeebok"? plutarch 08/04/2005 11:06 PM Re: "Adeebok"? Jomama 08/21/2005 7:20 PM Re: "Adeebok"? belligerentyouth 08/22/2005 10:30 AM Re: "Adeebok"? Vernon Compton 08/22/2005 11:02 AM Re: "Adeebok"? belligerentyouth 08/22/2005 11:15 AM Re: "Adeebok"? Jackie 08/22/2005 2:09 PM Re: "Adeebok"? Vernon Compton 08/22/2005 6:52 PM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,395 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,216 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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