Ever notice that "rust" is a contraction of "red dust"? (Also, words are usually first coined as onomatopoeias. For example "dust" sounds like a swisshing pile

Ever notice that "rust" is a contraction of "red dust"? (Also, words are usually first coined as onomatopoeias. For example "dust" sounds like a swisshing pile of dust. But "red". That probably has more stuff going on there. Added layers)