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A couple examples I can think of are “drink” and “brush”. Nouns named after the action that one does with the object. Is there a name for these types of words? I’m sure people can come up with others.
Or, is it the opposite? Is the verb named after the noun? “Rake”, for example. I’d guess “rake” was a word before the rake was invented, but I could be wrong.
I know it’s a dumb topic, but I was just thinking about this the other day. Does anyone have some insight or other examples? I guess “shovel” would be another one.
Or, is it the opposite? Is the verb named after the noun? “Rake”, for example. I’d guess “rake” was a word before the rake was invented, but I could be wrong.
I know it’s a dumb topic, but I was just thinking about this the other day. Does anyone have some insight or other examples? I guess “shovel” would be another one.