英语词汇blather的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	blather
词源	blather v. "talk nonsense," 1520s, blether, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse blaðra "mutter, wag the tongue," which is perhaps of imitative origin, or from Proto-Germanic blodram "something inflated" (the source of bladder). Related: Blathered; blathering. blather n. "nonsense, foolish talk," 1787, blether, from blather (v.). Entries linking to blather* bladder n. Middle English bladdre, from Old English blædre (West Saxon), bledre (Anglian) "urinary bladder," also "blister, pimple," from Proto-Germanic blodram "something inflated" (source also of Old Norse blaðra, Old Saxon bladara, Old High German blattara, German Blatter, Dutch blaar), from PIE root bhle- "to blow." The extended senses date from early 13c., from animal bladders being used for buoyancy, storage, etc. bhle- bhlē-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to blow," possibly a variant of PIE root bhel- (2) "to blow, swell." It forms all or part of: afflatus; bladder; blase; blast; blather; blaze (v.2) "make public;" blow (v.1) "move air;" conflate; deflate; flageolet; flatulent; flatus; flavor; inflate; inflation; insufflation; isinglass; souffle. bladder (n.)*bhle-blatherskite (n.)blither (v.) updated on October 14, 2022
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