scant的词源

英文词源

scant (adj.)

mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.

中文词源

scant：微小的，不足的

来自古诺斯语 skamt,短的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能来自 PIE*sek,砍，切， 词源同 short,segment.引申词义微小的，不足的。

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