English
wikipedia
rfc|these definitions are getting encyclopaedic

Noun
en-noun|sg=folk etymology|folk etymologies

1. A modification of a word resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail.
2. Such a misunderstanding; a false etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word.

See also
eggcorn, egg corn
malapropism
mondegreen
w:Folk etymology|Wikipedia article on folk etymologies
w:False etymology|Wikipedia article on false etymologies

tr:folk etymology

• 2007-07-17 01:44 - Ruakh - +{{wikipedia}}

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