Online Etymology Dictionary

seashore (n.): also sea-shore, 1520s, from sea + shore (n.). Old English used særima "sea-rim," sæ-strande, etc.
seaweed (n.): 1570s, from sea + weed (n.). An Old English word for it was sæwar; also fleotwyrt ('float-wort').
self-control (n.): 1711, from self- + control (n.). Coined by English moral philosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury (1671-1713).
authorise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of authorize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Authorised; authorising.
bint (n.): "girlfriend," 1855, British English, from Arabic bint "daughter;" adopted by British servicemen in the Middle East.
bismillah: first attested in English in Byron, from Arabic bi'smillah(i) "in the name of God" (Allah).
bishopric (n.): Old English bisceoprice "diocese, province of a bishop," from bishop + rice "realm, dominion, province" (see regal).
brownfield (n.): abandoned or disused industrial land, often contaminated to some degree, 1992, American English, from brown (adj.) + field (n.).
byre (n.): "cow-shed," Old English byre, perhaps related to bur "cottage, dwelling, house" (see bower).
bona fides (n.): by 1838, English pluralization of bona fide, as though it were a noun meaning "guarantee of good faith."
bookcase (n.): 1726, from book (n.) + case (n.2). An Old English word for this was bocfodder.
vaporization (n.): also vaporisation, 1788, noun of action from vaporize. In same sense Middle English had vaporacioun (late 14c.).
wayfaring (n.): 14c., modification of Old English wegfarende "wayfaring;" see way (n.) + fare (v.).
traumatise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of traumatize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Traumatised; traumatising.
fetter (v.): c. 1300, from Old English gefetrian, from the noun (see fetter (n.)). Related: Fettered; fettering.
fivefold (adv.): 1570s, from earlier use as an adjective, from Old English fiffeald (adj.); see five + -fold.
fit (n.3): part of a poem, Old English fitt, of unknown origin; perhaps related to fit (n.2).
firelight (n.): also fire-light, "light emitted by an open fire," Old English fyrleoht; see fire (n.) + light (n.).
tup (n.): "male sheep," c. 1300, Scottish and Northern English; of unknown origin. As a verb, "to copulate," 1540s. Related: Tupped; tupping.
turn-around (n.): also turnaround, 1936, from verbal phrase turn around "reverse," 1880, American English, from turn (v.) + around (adv.).
thickness (n.): Old English þicness "density, viscosity, hardness; depth; anything thick or heavy; darkness; thicket;" see thick + -ness.
fatherless (adj.): Old English fæderleas; see father (n.) + -less. Similar formation in Dutch vaderloos, German vaterlos, Danish faderlös.
weet (v.): "to know" (archaic), 1540s, from Middle English weten, variant of witen "to know" (see wit (v.)).
wellspring (n.): Old English welspryng "living spring, fountainhead," literal and figurative; see well (n.) + spring (n.2).
wholly (adv.): mid-14c., from whole (adj.) + -ly (2), or a modification of unrecorded Old English *hallice.
woodland (n.): Old English wudulond; see wood (n.) + land (n.). As an adjective from mid-14c.
four-footed (adj.): c. 1300, fourefoted; see four + foot (n.). Replacing forms from Old English feowerfote.
forwardness (n.): 1520s, "condition of being in advance," from forward + -ness. Meaning "presumptuousness" is from c. 1600. Old English foreweardness meant "a beginning."
reclusive (adj.): 1590s, from recluse + -ive. Recluse alone formerly served also as an adjective in English (early 13c.).
frank (n.): short for frankfurter, by 1916, American English. Franks and beans attested by 1953.
friendless (adj.): Old English freondleas "friendless," also "orphan," and, as a noun, "an outlaw;" see friend (n.) + -less. Related: Friendlessly; friendlessness.
go-getter (n.): 1910, American English, from go + agent noun from get (v.). Goer, with essentially the same meaning, is attested from late 14c.
godson (n.): "male child one sponsors at baptism," c. 1200, from God + son, replacing or modifying Old English godsunu.
sweetbread (n.): "pancreas of an animal used as food" 1560s, from sweet (adj.); the -bread element may be from Old English bræd "flesh."
admiralty (n.): "naval branch of the English executive," early 15c., admiralte, from Old French amiralte, from amirail (see admiral).
flown: past participle of fly (v.), from Middle English flogen, flowen. Also formerly the past participle of flow (v.).
foamy (adj.): Old English faemig "covered with foam;" see foam (n.) + -y (2). Related: Foaminess.
folky (adj.): "characteristic of the common people," 1914, from folk + -y (2). Old English had folcisc "popular, secular, common."
barbed wire (n.): also barb wire, "fencing wire with sharp edges or points," 1863, American English, from barb + wire (n.).
haute (adj.): French, literally "high," fem. of haut (see haught). Haute bourgeoisie "the (French) upper-middle class" is in English from 1804.
repo (adj.): by 1972 (in repo man), American English, short for repossess or repossession.
HUAC (n.): 1950, American English, approximate acronym for House Committee to Investigate un-American Activities (1938-1975).
snog (v.): "to flirt, cuddle," 1945, British English slang, of unknown origin, perhaps a back-formation from snogging. Related: Snogged.
fusil (n.): flintlock musket, 1670s, from French fusil "musket" (see fusilier). Originally in English as distinguished from the matchlock variety.
gas-guzzler (n.): car with low fuel-efficiency, 1973, American English, from gas (short for gasoline) + guzzler.
gunman (n.): 1620s, from gun (n.) + man (n.). In early American English use, especially of Indian warriors.
flats (n.): "level tidal tract," 1540s, from flat (n.) in the Middle English "level piece of ground" sense.
mildly (adv.): Old English mildelice "graciously, affably, kindly;" see mild + -ly (2). Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929.
ninth (adj.): c. 1300, modification (by influence of nine) of nigonðe, from Old English nigoða, nigend.
halfpenny (n.): mid-13c. (though implied in Old English healfpenigwurð "halfpenny-worth"); see half + penny.