The words "toy", "Zeug", "tyg", "tug", "tow" and "Duke" are all related #language #linguistics

Words change meaning over time. The PIE word for tear eventually became the Ancient Greek word meaning to skin an animal and then went on to become the word for the skin itself. In English the PIE word for tear became our word for tear so "dermatology" and "tear" are related #language #linguistics

Did you know the words "democracy", "hard" and the Finnish word are all related? The "cracy" in "democracy" goes back to an Ancient Greek word meaning "power" and is cognate with the English word "hard" #language #linguistics