History of English - podcasts

[Dr Jekyll]

https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/episodes/

This has to be one of the most engrossing sets of podcasts ever, more so than infinite monkey cage.

Did you know the word 'pedigree' comes from the idea that the symbol of descent in a family tree looks like a Crane's foot?

Or that 'pundit' originally meant 'Indian bloke who can read Sanskrit and therefore explain to us what the local laws are.'