Video - Origin of Mistaken English Words

Did you know that some English words originated from mistakes made over time? Here are some examples: Sandwitch - The Earl of Sandwich asked for meat between two slices of bread to eat while playing cards, leading to the name "sandwich". Quarantine - Ships in Venice were isolated for 40 days (quaranta in Italian) to prevent the plague, shortened to "quarantine". Clue - Ancient Greece used a ball of thread (clew) in the labyrinth, leading to the word "clue". Awful - Originally meant "awe-inspiring", later misused to mean "bad". Spinster - Meant an unmarried woman who spun yarn, mistaken to mean "unmarried". Adder - Mispronunciation of Old English "næddre" meaning "snake". Easter - Mispronunciation of Old English "Eostre", a spring goddess. Island - Mispronunciation of Old English "igland" meaning "land". Colonel - Mispronunciation of Italian "colonello" meaning "little column". Wrong - Mispronunciation of Old English "wrang" meaning "twisted". Share your thoughts in the comments below.