Fossil Words
"These are the 'fossil words,' obsolete and active all at once; common as dirt, but strange to the touch. If you saw one out alone at night, you’d recognize it as an interloper right away — they often wear their unbelonging openly — words like 'wend,' 'knell,' 'druthers,' 'eke,” and 'dudgeon.” But they are adept at hiding in plain sight: “Wend your way.” “Death knell.' 'If I had my druthers.' 'Eke out a living.' 'A state of high dudgeon.'"
These Lovely “Fossil Words” Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Wend, kith, vim … shebang!
Jack Shepherd