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The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish (because it would be silly to leave Irish out).

(as you can see, i enjoy a lot of fun nerdy content)

In this video you'll learn about where English came from, what impact the Vikings had on our language, what the Normans did to English, why Middle English is so weird, how the printing press affected how we spell, what the Great Vowel Shift did to pronunciation, how Shakespeare changed English, and how colonialism and the technology age have changed how we speak.

Rob explores how runes were used in the distant past, how they’ve been abused by groups like the Nazis, and how they could be used in the future.

Did you know #, &, @, § and ¶ are all made up of letters? In fact, they each represent specific words. In this video, I'll explain where these little symbols came from and what they're actually called. Join me as we explore the hidden logic of your keyboard.

In this video, we take a tour of the body and discover the surprising true meanings of our names for body parts. Find out why some words are ancient, some are borrowed, and some are a lot weirder than they first appear. It's time for an etymological trip from your head to your toes, inside and out.

Da substack do Rob Watts (Rob Words no Youtube).

🔵 Why the Ancient Greeks had no word for BLUE. 🔶 How the fruit “ORANGE” came before the colour. ◼️ Why BLACK used to mean WHITE. 🔴 Which colour we named first (I’ve given you a hint) 💿 Why there are two ways to spell GREY/GRAY 🌈 And much, much more. Find out the etymologies of black, white, gray, blue, brown, green, orange, purples, pink, red and yellow – from their origins thousands of years ago, through Old English and into the present day.