====== 'Prawn' etymology ====== >**prawn (n.)**\\ "long-tailed, ten-footed shrimp-like crustacean, abundant on the shores of the British Isles," early 15c., //prayne//, a word of unknown origin. "No similar name found in other langs." [OED].\\ Source : [[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=prawn|Etymology Online]] ''//Note:// The [[https://www.etymonline.com/|Online Etymology Dictionary]] maintains a free-access list of the origins of thousands of English words, a significant proportion of which are unknown''