prank的词源

英文词源

prank (n.)

"a ludicrous trick" [Johnson], 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to obsolete verb prank "decorate, dress up" (mid-15c.), related to Middle Low German prank "display" (compare also Dutch pronken, German prunken "to make a show, to strut"). The verb in the modern sense also is from 1520s. Related: Pranked; pranking.

中文词源

prank：装饰，打扮，炫耀，恶作剧

来自中古英语pranken,装饰，炫耀，来自Proto-Germanic*prag,挤，压，收腹，穿衣打扮，来自PIE*brangh,挤，压，词源同prance.

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