It is hard to imagine that a word like “awful” once met something closer to “awesome” than “terrible,” but if you think about it and break it down, it kind of makes sense – awe/full or in other words “full of awe.” These are 25 original word meanings that will surprise you!
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Manufacture
Source: wiktionary Current meaning – to mass produce with machinery
Original meaning – create by hand
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Doom
Source: wiktionary Current meaning – an unhappy destiny
Original meaning – a law or ordinance
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Last
Source: wiktionary Current meaning – final
Original meaning – highest
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Protest
Source: wiktionary, Image: commons.wikimedia.org (public domain: author's life + 100 yrs) Current meaning – show disapproval
Original meaning – make a solemn declaration
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Hilarity
Source: wiktionary, Image: pixabay.com (public domain) Current meaning – boisterous merriment
Original meaning – calm joy
