英语词汇timber的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	timber
词源	timber [OE] Timber originally meant a building as well as building material. Of Germanic origin, it is related to German Zimmer ‘room’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to build’.
随便看	nasty nation native american words natty nature naughty nausea navvy naïve NB Neanderthal neat nebula neck nectar needle neep negative neglect negotiate neigh neighbour nelly nemesis neon

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