helve的词源

英文词源

helve (n.)

Old English helfe, hielfe "handle of an axe" or other tool or weapon, from Proto-Germanic *halb- (cognates: Old Saxon helvi, Middle Dutch helf, Old High German halb "handle of an axe," Old High German helmo "tiller"); related to halter and helm (1), from PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp." In Middle English, to holden the axe bi the helve (c. 1200) meant "to take something by the right end."

中文词源

helve：武器或工具的把，柄

来自古英语helfe,斧柄，来自PIE*kelp,抓住，握住，词源同halter,helm,help.

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