ingle的词源

英文词源

ingle (n.)

"fireplace," c. 1500, from Scottish, probably from Gaelic aingeal "fire," of uncertain origin. The vogue for Scottish poetry in late 18c. introduced ingleside, ingle-nook to literary English.

中文词源

ingle：炉火，火炉

来自苏格兰盖尔语aingeal,火，词源不详，可能来自angel,天使，使者，引申词义带来火种的，后用于指火。

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