英语词汇barmy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	barmy
词源	barmy adj. 1530s, "frothing, covered with barm;" see barm + -y (2). The figurative sense of "excited, flighty, bubbling with excitement" is from c. 1600. The meaning "foolish" (1892) probably is an alteration of balmy (q.v.). Entries linking to barmy barm n. Old English beorma "yeast, leaven," also "head of a beer," from Proto-Germanic bhermen- "yeast" (source also of Dutch berm, Middle Low German barm), from suffixed form of PIE root bhreu- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn." -y 2 adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English -ig, from Proto-Germanic -iga- (source also of Dutch, Danish, German -ig, Gothic -egs), from PIE -(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek -ikos, Latin -icus (see -ic). Originally added to nouns in Old English; used from 13c. with verbs, and by 15c. even with other adjectives (for example crispy). Adjectives such as hugy, vasty* are artificial words that exist for the sake of poetical metrics. barm (n.)-y (2)balmy (adj.)*bhreu- updated on October 03, 2022
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barmy adj.