Dr Danny Bate

A recent hike in Krkonoše gave me not only sunburn, but also the inspiration to write this article for June – about why a particular major European river is known in German as the 'Elbe', but in Czech as the 'Labe'. Charlemagne makes an appearance too. dannybate.com/2025/06/30/the…

Can I just say, that @DannyBate4 knows his stuff

Such a fascinating conversation ⬇️

l'existence de google doc implique l'existence de google d'oïl

Perfect vacation idea: we go to Abydos and visit the burial place of Egypt's fourth pharaoh. Nothing beats a Djet tomb holiday

crazy that people have been going hehe haha for at least like a thousand years

Responding to anything vaguely etymological I see on Twitter with "@DannyBate4 is this true??"

A Language I Love Is... #Jèrriais shows.acast.com/a-language-i-l… via @acast

Next up at #DiGS26 is the inimitable @DannyBate4, "Much ado about the no-thing: towards a fresh synchronic and diachronic syntactic analysis of the Old Irish preverbal particle no-".

Just listened - enjoyed the show, especially the bit about Swahili ki- and vi- nouns at the end. Don't know if you were aware - because of the 'Keep Left' signs at their entrance, a traffic roundabout is called kipilefti in Swahili, so multiple roundabouts are vipilefti!

Over 24,500 walkers take part in 58th annual Prague–Prčice March! Every year since 1966, thousands of Czechs set off through the Bohemian countryside to the small town of Prčice. Among the 24,500 walkers on Saturday was one of the RPI team. english.radio.cz/over-24500-wal…

Thanks for this fascinating thread - anyone who loves words and language will enjoy this

This is just wonderful! Thank you!

Because a linguist will go abroad to enjoy the local etymological connections, this month's post is my personal tribute to La Serenissima. Here are twelve everyday English words that have travelled from or through Venice! dannybate.com/2025/05/04/the…