[Lexicog] Juggernaut (was: The English (was Naming the Beautiful Game ..)

[John Roberts]

Hi Fritz,

Yes I am also pleased England will avoid Germany in the next round. But if 
they both keep winning then they will have to face each other at some stage. 
:-(

According to my Oxford dictionary of English etymology "juggernaut" is a 
title of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu or an idol of this carried in an enormous 
car, under which (it was once said) devotees threw themselves. So the 
implication of a headline in a German newspaper such as "The German 
juggernaut" would be that the opposition are supposed to sacrifice 
themselves for German glory ?? :-)

I wonder how many English speakers know where the word "juggernaut" comes 
from?

John Roberts



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