Only 5% of People Can Identify the Origins of These Common English Words

English might seem like it’s made of purely English words… but it’s actually a patchwork of borrowings from dozens of languages. From Dutch icebergs to Greek acrobats, this quiz will test if you can trace some very familiar words back to their surprising roots.

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Only 5% of People Can Identify the Origins of These Common English Words

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