2006-09-26 01:38:48 · 6 answers · asked by sabihey 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, "to gush".
2006-09-26 01:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All earth's geysers get their name from a large geyser in Iceland. The name sake for all the world's geysers is the Great Geysir. Etymologically, Geysir has it roots in the Old Norse word geysa which means to gush or rush forth. The Icelandic people are very proud of their geyser. In fact its name, Geysir, is copyrighted. Geysir, linguistically speaking, is an eponym—something or someone that gives its name to everything of its type, in this case the English word geyser
2006-09-26 05:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, "to gush".
2006-09-26 02:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a geyser...
2006-09-26 01:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jookemgood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about the hot thing that spurts out water, then look here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geyser
If you're on about cheeky-cockney-chappies then I have no idea!
2006-09-26 01:50:26 · answer #5 · answered by bizangofish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because they like their same gender
2006-09-26 02:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by swesha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋