pretzel的词源

英文词源

pretzel (n.)

1851, from German Prezel, also Brezel, from Middle High German brezel, prezel, from Old High German brezitella, brecedela, from Medieval Latin *brachitella, presumably a kind of biscuit baked in the shape of folded arms (source also of Italian bracciatella, Old Provençal brassadel), diminutive of Latin bracchiatus "with branches, with arms," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio-).

中文词源

pretzel：椒盐卷饼

来自德语Prezel,来自中古高地德语brezel,来自古高地德语brecedela,来自拉丁语bracchium,胳膊，手臂，词源同brace,embrace.比喻用法，因这种小甜卷饼如同胳膊抱在一起而得名。

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