Etymograph

English

Screws of the World

Screws of the World comes from English screw ‘act of sexual intercourse’.

  1. English1500–presentscrew‘act of sexual intercourse’
  2. EnglishtodayScrews of the World

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentscrew‘act of sexual intercourse’
  2. EnglishtodayScrews of the World

Made of the words Screws + of + the + World

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

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Proto-West Germanic *ab

Old English æf

Old English of ‘from’

Middle English of

English of

Proto-Indo-European *tód

Proto-Germanic *þa

Old English þē ‘the’

Middle English þe

English the

Proto-Germanic *weraldiz ‘lifetime’

Proto-West Germanic *weraldi

Old English weorold

Middle English world ‘the world’

English World

Every English word from English screw

Today it means

name The News of the World, a weekly tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011, known for its focus on sensational celebrity gossip.

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