haunch的词源

英文词源

haunch (n.)

early 13c., from Old French hanche "hip, thigh; haunch" (12c.), from Frankish *hanka or a similar Germanic source (cognates: Old High German hinkan "to limp," ancha "leg," literally "joint;" Middle Dutch hanke "haunch"). "It is only since the 18th c. that the spelling haunch has displaced hanch" [OED]. Related: Haunches.

中文词源

haunch：腰腿部

来自古法语anche,臀部，来自PIE*ang,弯，转，关节，词源同angle,ankle.后引申词义人或动物的腰腿部。

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