After reading this article it is quite clear that Shakespeare was quite crafty when creating his own words. Personally, I think that he is quite timeless when it comes to his plays in plot, but evidently his language became timeless as well. It makes perfect sense why many of his newly-created words can be traced back to other authors. Originally, compounding is supposed to be self-explaining but still create new words. Word coinage quickly correlates with poetry. Another example, separate from those given in Veron’s article, is that Old English poets used creative compound words to describe a commonly known object called kennings. The poet/ author created this word, and then it only appears once. The sole appearance of these words could be why they are so hard to find and therefore give attribution to its creator.
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