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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language, by Mark Forsyth

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Soon was the Anglo-Saxon word for now. It’s just that after a thousand years of people saying “I’ll do that soon,” soon has ended up meaning what it does today.
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
by Mark Forsyth
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