hank的词源

英文词源

hank

hank: see hook

hank (n.)

late 13c., "a loop of rope" (in nautical use), probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hönk "a hank, coil," hanki "a clasp (of a chest);" ultimately related to hang (v.). From 1550s as a length of yarn or thread.

中文词源

hank：线团

可能来自hang,悬挂，悬挂的线团。引申词义线团，词义演变比较hackles,pork.

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