The history of the word "beef", and its connection to war and conquest.

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Show notes & credits: http://www.alliterative.net/beef
Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/beef-transcript
Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2015/1/27/dont-have-a-cow-with-beef-dont-have-a-beef-with-cow

For a good overview of the history of English and the place of the Norman conquest in it, see The Ling Space's video: http://youtu.be/BRy-lMMCAC8

For more information about historical linguistics, cognates, & reconstructing proto-indo-european roots, check out NativLang's playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD11358A8871F8587

For more historical background, watch "The Norman Conquest of England in 3 Minutes": https://youtu.be/tc92zC0P0Iw

Our related podcast episode: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2016/7/31/episode-19-beef

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