英语词汇eel的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	eel
词源	eel n. Old English æl "eel," from Proto-Germanic ælaz (source also of Old Frisian -el, Middle Dutch ael, Dutch aal, Old Saxon and Old High German al, German Aal, Old Norse all), which is of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Used figuratively for slipperiness from at least 1520s. Entries linking to eel* eel-skin n. 1560s, from eel + skin (n.). "Formerly used as a casing for the cue or pigtail of the hair or the wig, especially by sailors." [Century Dictionary] elver n. "young eel," 1640s, variant or corruption of eelfare (1530s), literally "passage of young eels up a river;" see eel + fare (n.). updated on August 02, 2014
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eel n.