英语词汇whine的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	whine
词源	whine v. Old English hwinan "to whiz, hiss, or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (compare Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining. whine n. 1630s, from whine (v.). Entries linking to whine whiney adj. also whiny, from whine + -y (2). whinge v. "to complain peevishly," British, informal or dialectal, ultimately from the northern form of Old English hwinsian, from Proto-Germanic *hwinison (source also of Old High German winison, German winseln), from root of Old English hwinan "to whine" (see whine (v.)). Related: Whinged; whinging. whiney (adj.)whinge (v.)whinner (v.)whinny (v.) updated on April 07, 2014
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