The cool stories behind our names for traditional trades

Let's look at the origins of the words for traditional trades: the butcher, the baker, the cobbler maker and beyond! And remember to head to https://squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code robwords. Find out:🔪 Which animal a BUTCHER is named after🥖 The surprising old name for a lady BAKER🕯️ How candles are linked with candidates🔨 What CARPENTERS originally made👞 Why COBBLERS are associated with nonsense🌍 Which country copper is named after...and lots more!As well as the three fellas from the nursery rhyme, we also look at the origins of cobbler, carpenter and blacksmith. And I get interrupted by a cat.#etymology #words #english ==Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:http://twitter.com/robwordsYT​​http://tiktok.com/@robwords==CHAPTERS==0:00 Introduction1:09 Origins of "trade" and "profession"2:11 BUTCHER3:18 BAKER: baxter, brown & white bread5:17 SQUARESPACE6:10 CANDLESTICK MAKER: candle, candid, candidate7:46 BLACKSMITH: origin, whitesmith, coppersmith, copper, poet9:27 COBBLER: talking cobblers, cobbler dessert11:08 Cat interruption11:45 CARPENTER: origin, real meaning, Zimmermann13:23 Goodbye