Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Is Arnold a bird?

I'm sure Arnold Schwarzenegger would like this one!

The Indo-European root "or" means "large bird". One of the derivative forms means "eagle"
One of the derivatives from this root is the High German "Arenwald", which meant "eagle power", and has given us the name "Arnold"

So, that's how "ornithology" and "Arnold" are connected.

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