Any site for the nautical terms n its history(in brief)?
Any site for the nautical terms n its history(in brief)?
The internet might not be very helpful but here's a good hint: a lot of nautical terms in English come from Norse or Old Norse.
I suppose you could do a search on 'Norwegian language'; maybe some of Norway's tourist info sites would have something about Norway's historical influence and the influence the merchants, vikings etc had on present day English language.
This might not be what you're lookin for but have a gander
http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03.htm
Chris ;D
You could try this site; it has the definitions and a bit of history for the word.
http://members.aol.com/williefank/nautglos.htm
Hi,
Here is another link to nautical terms and where they came from:
http://www.fortogden.com/nauticalterms.html
Use Google, and you can find many, many links.
Best wishes,
fredg
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