英语词汇hap的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hap
词源	hap n. c. 1200, "chance, a person's luck, fortune, fate;" also "unforeseen occurrence," from Old Norse happ "chance, good luck," from Proto-Germanic hap- (source of Old English gehæp "convenient, fit"), from PIE kob- "to suit, fit, succeed" (source also of Sanskrit kob "good omen; congratulations, good wishes," Old Irish cob "victory," Norwegian heppa "lucky, favorable, propitious," Old Church Slavonic kobu "fate, foreboding, omen"). Meaning "good fortune" in English is from early 13c. Old Norse seems to have had the word only in positive senses. hap v. "to come to pass, be the case," c. 1300, from hap (n.) "chance, fortune, luck, fate," or from Old English hæppan. Entries linking to hap haphazard adj. "characterized by randomness, chance, accidental," 1670s, from noun meaning "a chance, accident" (1570s), from hap (n.) "chance, luck" + hazard (n.) "risk, danger, peril." Related: Haphazardly. hapless adj. "unfortunate, luckless," c. 1400, from hap (n.) in the sense "good luck" + -less. Related: Haplessly; haplessness. haphazard (adj.)hapless (adj.)haply (adv.)happy (adj.)mayhap (adv.)mishap (n.)happen (v.) updated on September 06, 2015
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