Online Etymology Dictionary

monger (v.): 1928, from monger (n.). Not considered to be from Old English mangian. Related: Mongered; mongering (1846).
muchly (adv.): mid-12c., from much + -ly. Middle English used simply much as an adverb.
muchness (n.): late 14c., from much + -ness. Earlier was Middle English muchelnesse (c. 1200).
mugwort (n.): Old English mugcwyrt, literally "midge wort," from Proto-Germanic *muggiwurti, from *muggjo- "fly" (see midge) + root of wort.
pen (v.2): "to enclose in a pen," c. 1200, from Old English *pennian, from the source of pen (n.2). Related: Penned; penning.
penalise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of penalize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Penalised; penalising.
pennyworth (n.): Old English peningwurð; see penny + worth (adj.). Figurative of "small amount" from mid-14c.
drum (v.): 1570s, from drum (n.). To drum (up) business, etc., is American English 1839, from the old way of drawing a crowd.
cinch (v.): 1866, "to pull in," from cinch (n.). Figurative meaning "make certain" is from 1891, American English slang. Related: Cinched; cinching.
night-watch (n.): "guard kept during the night," late Old English; see night + watch (n.).
Nixon: surname, variant of Nickson, literally "son of (a man named) Nick, English familiar form of Nicholas.
narrow (v.): Old English nearwian "to force in, cramp, confine; become smaller, shrink;" see narrow (adj.). Related: Narrowed; narrowing.
neato (adj.): by 1968, American English teenager slang variant of neat (adj.) in its slang sense.
North Star (n.): "Pole Star, Polaris," Middle English norþe sterre (late 14c.); cognate with Middle Dutch noirdstern, German Nordstern.
overwork (n.): "work beyond a person's strength," 1819; see overwork (v.). Old English oferweorc meant "a superstructure, sarcophagus, tomb."
PBS: abbreviation of Public Broadcasting Service, 1970, America English. It succeeded National Educational Television (NET).
mystic (n.): "exponent of mystical theology," 1670s, from mystic (adj.). In Middle English, the noun meant "symbolic meaning, interpretation" (early 14c.).
hail (v.2): Old English hagalian "to fall as hail," from root of hail (n.). Related: Hailed; hailing. Figurative use from mid-15c.
camp (v.): "to encamp," 1540s, from camp (n.). Related: Camped; camping. Camping out is attested from 1834, American English.
bake (n.): "social gathering at which baked food is served," 1846, American English, from bake (v.).
pennyweight (n.): Old English penega gewiht, originally the weight of a silver penny; see penny + weight (n.).
outlawry (n.): late 14c., from Anglo-French utlagerie, a hybrid from Old English utlaga (see outlaw (n.)) + -ary.
overstand (v.): "to stand over or beside," from Old English oferstandan; see over- + stand (v.).
welcome (v.): Old English wilcumian "to welcome, greet gladly," from wilcuma (see welcome (n.)). Related: Welcomed; welcoming.
lobby (v.): "seek to influence legislation," 1826, American English, from lobby (n.). Related: Lobbied; lobbying.
bum (adj.): "of poor quality," 1859, American English, from bum (n.). Bum steer in figurative sense of "bad advice" attested from 1901.
buzz-cut (n.): by 1973, American English, from buzz (n.), perhaps from the sound of the barber's electric clipper, + cut (n.) in the "haircut" sense.
catechise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of catechize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Catechised; catechising.
curse (v.): Old English cursian, from the source of curse (n.). Meaning "to swear profanely" is from early 13c. Related: Cursed; cursing.
divide (n.): 1640s, "act of dividing," from divide (v.). Meaning "watershed, separation between river valleys" is first recorded 1807, American English.
dim (v.): c. 1200, perhaps in Old English, from dim (adj.). Related: Dimmed; dimming.
embrace (n.): "a hug," 1590s, from embrace (v.). Earlier noun was embracing (late 14c.). Middle English embrace (n.) meant "bribery."
end (v.): Old English endian "to end, finish, abolish, destroy; come to an end, die," from the source of end (n.). Related: Ended; ending.
pickled (adj.): "drunk," American English slang, 1900, figurative past participle adjective from pickle (v.).
shoe (v.): Old English scogan "to shoe," from the root of shoe (n.). In reference to horses from c. 1200. Related: Shoed; shoeing.
planting (n.): late Old English plantung "action of planting," also "a thing planted," verbal noun from plant (v.).
attack (n.): 1660s, from attack (v.). Compare Middle English attach "a seizure or attack" (of fever), late 14c.
proudly (adv.): late Old English prutlice "arrogantly;" from proud + -ly (2). Meaning "with conscious honor" attested by 1753.
prideful (adj.): c. 1500, from pride (n.) + -ful. Related: Pridefully; pridefulness. Old English had prutswongor "overburdened with pride."
Christening (n.): "act or ceremony of baptizing," c. 1300, verbal noun from christen (v.). Old English had cristnung.
Christ-like (adj.): 1670s, from Christ + like (adj.). Old English had cristlic, but the modern word appears to be a more recent formation.
clayey (adj.): Old English clæig, from contracted compound of clæg (see clay) + -ig (see -y (2)).
clepe (v.): "to call; to name" (archaic), from Old English cleopian, clipian "to speak, call; summon, invoke; implore."
posted (adj.): "supplied with news," 1828, American English, past participle adjective from post (v.2).
potage (n.): "thick soup," 1560s, from French potage "soup, broth" (see pottage, which is an earlier English borrowing of the same French word).
pulverise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of pulverize (q.v.). Also see -ize. Related: Pulverised; pulverising; pulverisation.
solidly (adv.): 1610s, "firmly, securely," from solid (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "unanimously" is from 1865, American English.
southwest (adv.): Old English suð-west; see south + west. As a noun from early 12c. Related: Southwester; southwesterly.
southwestern (adj.): Old English suðwesterne; see southwest + -ern. In reference to a section of the U.S., from 1806, when it meant "Mississippi and Alabama."
speakable (adj.): late 15c., from speak (v.) + -able. Also see unspeakable. Old English had sprecendlic "that should be spoken."