Pet theory: If we can’t trace the specific origin of a word then it is an ür-word — an ancient one, a word from before time upon which all words grow and live. A word to be revered and possibly feared.
Apparently, “eggnog” is such a word.
Pet theory: If we can’t trace the specific origin of a word then it is an ür-word — an ancient one, a word from before time upon which all words grow and live. A word to be revered and possibly feared.
Apparently, “eggnog” is such a word.