The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #159919   Message #3790528
Posted By: meself
16-May-16 - 01:08 AM
Thread Name: jaw harp
Subject: RE: jaw harp
There's no question, though, that the "Susan" of "Lazy Susan" derives from the common feminine name. The "Jew" of "Jew's harp", however, does not seem to derive from the term indicating a member of the particular ethnic/religious population in question. The capitalization of the 'j' is probably a relatively later confusion.

At least, that's what I gather from what I've read, which is all I know about the subject.