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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Easter #61870 04/02/02 09:59 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Eastre was an Anglo-Saxon goddess whose festival happened to be celebrated at more or less the time the Christians who converted them celebrated Easter. I think I'm right in saying most other languages use cognates of the English Paschal, which ultimately derive from the Hebrew word for Passover. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Easter Rubrick 03/20/02 05:03 PM Re: Easter Faldage 03/20/02 05:43 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/20/02 05:55 PM Re: Easter Rubrick 03/21/02 09:15 AM Re: Easter RhubarbCommando 03/21/02 09:32 AM Re: Easter Faldage 03/21/02 01:49 PM Re: Easter Jackie 03/21/02 01:52 PM Re: Easter Faldage 03/21/02 01:57 PM Re: Easter Capital Kiwi 03/21/02 09:49 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/21/02 10:07 PM Re: Easter doc_comfort 03/22/02 03:02 AM Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do TEd Remington 03/22/02 04:30 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Capital Kiwi 03/22/02 08:50 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Keiva 03/23/02 05:45 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do TEd Remington 03/23/02 05:47 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Keiva 03/23/02 05:51 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/23/02 06:11 PM premarin wofahulicodoc 04/04/02 12:07 AM Re: Easter Sparteye 03/23/02 05:32 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/23/02 07:43 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/23/02 08:18 PM Re: Easter Bingley 04/02/02 09:59 AM Re: Easter Rouspeteur 04/04/02 04:03 PM Re: Easter Bean 04/04/02 04:34 PM Re: Easter AnnaStrophic 04/04/02 05:20 PM Re: Easter Bingley 04/05/02 03:14 AM Re: Easter consuelo 04/05/02 03:26 AM Re: Easter Bingley 04/05/02 03:54 AM Re: Easter hev 03/21/02 12:28 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 755 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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