Word origins with Anatoly Liberman

Midmorning listeners supply the words, and etymologist Anatoly Liberman fills in the history. This time Liberman takes apart hyphenated words, like topsy-turvy.

Guests

• Anatoly Liberman: Professor in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of "Word Origins and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone."

Resources

• About Anatoly Liberman
• The Oxford Etymologist