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Etymological origin of "deosil" and "widdershins"
Deosil comes from Gaelic (both the Irish and Scottish forms, found as deiseil, deiseal and deasal), and means "right", being the direction one turns when going clockwise.

capitalization - Which words in a title should be capitalized ...
Title case conventions can vary among different authors or publications. But the most common rule is the following (from yourdictionary.com):

pronunciation - What's the rule for pronouncing “’s” as /z/ or /s ...
If the final sound in the base of the word is voiced, we use the voiced alveolar sibilant /z/. If the last sound in the base is an unvoiced consonant, we use /s/.

word choice - What types of sounds do cars make? - English Language ...
What words can be used to describe the sound a driving car makes? I'm specifically looking for words that could apply to a standard 2000 Honda Civic, or comparable vehicle. "Roar" sounds too power...

What is the difference between a dieresis and an umlaut?
This is implied by the second quote, but one thing you could add is if one wants to make an educated guess at whether one is looking at a dieresis or an umlaut, one should look if the diacritic is placed over a vowel that is preceded by another vowel, in which case it is more likely a dieresis.

Origin of the phrase, "There's more than one way to skin a cat."
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Origin of the phrase "Now we're cooking with
Origin. Gas cookers began to replace wood-burners around 1915, and the actual phrase was used by Hollywood radio comedians around December 1939, and then appropriated by gas companies to promote gas cooking from around 1941 onwards.

Euphemism for "There's more than one way to skin a cat"
Growing up in the 80s, I ended up hearing/using this phrase a lot whenever I wanted to express that there was more than one way to do something: "there's more than one way to skin a cat." I

What is the origin of "sucker" and "it sucks"?
etymonline has for suck:. O.E. sucan, from PIE root sug-/suk-of imitative origin. Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928.

Should the names of methods, processes or roles be capitalized?
This is a style question rather than a grammar or mechanics question. If, in using these terms, you make them into proper nouns (that is, they become the "official" name of something) then you can use capitals -- but I don't believe it's really necessary.