What are the word records for unknown origin, shortest?

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What are the word records for unknown origin, shortest?
(Etymology / Words with unusual origins)

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]

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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

Sources: [8-113, Brandreth82-216]

common word: OK

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