Word detective traces the origins of strange words. For instance, Yahoo means an ignorant brute. Hamburgers have nothing to do with ham – they’re so called because they come from Hamburg, Germany. Beefeaters are the guards at the The Tower of London (Yeomen guards). Word detective doesn’t know why they’re called that, but I can confirm first-hand that the Yeomen guards don’t know why themselves.
Word detective
I explore the Word Detective site to trace the origins of strange words like Yahoo and Hamburgers. I also confirmed first-hand that the Yeomen guards at the Tower of London don't know why they're called Beefeaters.