finch的词源

英文词源

finch (n.)

common European bird, Old English finc "finch," from Proto-Germanic *finkiz "finch" (cognates: Middle Low German and Middle Dutch vinke, Dutch vink, Old High German finco, German Fink), perhaps imitative of the bird's note (compare Breton pint "chaffinch," Russian penka "wren").

中文词源

finch：雀科小鸟

来自Proto-Germanic*finkiz,雀，来自PIE*sping，小鸟拟声词，模仿小鸟叫声。

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