1844, from berserk (n.) "Norse warrior," by 1835, an alternative
form of berserker (1822), a word which was introduced by Sir Walter Scott,
from O.N. berserkr (n.) "raging warrior of superhuman strength;"
probably from *ber- "bear" + serkr "shirt," thus lit.
"a warrior clothed in bearskin." Illustration: Adam R. Garcia
Designer Adam R. Garcia started this nifty project called Illustrated Etymology, where he invited artists to illustrate the history of words and their origins in graphical form.
Check it out: Link - via designworklife
I'm not flaming Ted I'm asking him to be more constructive with his criticisms. But I guess you aren't going to ban Ted for instigating flame wars, you will only ban him if he succeeds in making himself an accomplice.