Tracing the origin of the word cool is a journey eastward to two places, one of which is Europe. Going back to Old English, cool’s cognates come from German and Dutch backgrounds as the familiar adjective to describe weather, which dates back to the ninth century (Harper). Temperature metaphors begin to emerge while the tenth century progresses, and by the sixteenth century cool evolves into an adjective to describe a person’s demeanor, suggesting calmness and rationality (Vuolo). An example of this is in the stage play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare, where the character, Theseus, says, “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends.” As centuries