freckle的词源

英文词源

freckle (n.)

late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish frägne "freckle"), from PIE *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Freckles.

freckle (v.)

"to cover with spots," 1610s, from freckle (n.). Related: Freckled (from late 14c. as "spotted"); freckling.

中文词源

freckle：雀斑

来自PIE*spreg, 散播，散开，词源同spread, sprout. 拼写比较foam, spume, flint, splinter.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：freckle 词源，freckle 含义。