sprain(n.)
sprain(v.)
"overstrain" a muscle or ligament, 1620s (implied in sprained), a word of uncertain origin. A connection has been suggested [Klein, Century Dictionary] to French espraindre (Old French espreindre) "to press, wring, press out," from Latin exprimere, but the sense evolution is difficult. Related: Spraining.
该词起源时间:1620年代