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tooth的词源解释,tooth来源

tooth(n.)

古英语 toð(复数 teð),源自原始日耳曼语 *tanthu-(也源自古撒克逊语、丹麦语、瑞典语、荷兰语 tand,古诺尔斯语 tönn,古弗里斯兰语 toth,古高地德语 zand,德语 Zahn,哥特语 tunþus),源自 PIE 词根 *dent- “牙齿”。复数 teethi-mutation的一个例子。

在古英语、古弗里斯兰语和古撒克逊语中,失去 -n- 在擦音前是常规的:比较 goose(名词), fivemouth(名词)。还有 thought,来自 think 的词干; couth 来自 can(v.1)的词干; us 来自 *uns

首次记录牙齿状物体(锯子、梳子等)的应用是在1520年代。作为武器的 Tooth and nail 是从1530年代开始的。tooth-fairy 的出现可以追溯到1964年。

tooth(v.)

early 15c., "to teethe," a sense now obsolete, from tooth (n.). From late 15c. as "furnish with teeth," 1570s as "bite, taste," 1670s as "indent," 1703 as ":lock into one another," Related: Toothed; toothing.

该词起源时间:15世纪初