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Originally Posted by johnsmith111
i wonder how the word gaylord came about?...
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Welcome to the wonderful world of the INTERNET (it's like a series of tubes...)
Today's lesson: the
GOOGLE. Yeah. You can use it to find out stuff (and stuff).
Look what I learned:
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Etymology
Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard, brought to England by the Normans. Shaped by folk etymology like gay (“joyful”) + lord.
from http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gaylord
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