dunk的词源

英文词源

dunk (v.)

1919, American English, from Pennsylvania German dunke "to dip," from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkon, thunkon "to soak," from PIE root *teng- "to soak" (see tincture).

Basketball sense is first recorded 1937 as a verb, 1971 as a noun (earlier dunk shot). German-American Anabaptist sect of Dunkers (who baptize with triple immersion) first recorded by that name 1756.

中文词源

dunk：浸泡

来自PIE*teng, 浸没，浸泡，词源同tinge, tincture.

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