spire的词源

英文词源

spire (n.)

Old English spir "a sprout, shoot, spike, blade, tapering stalk of grass," from Proto-Germanic *spiraz (cognates: Old Norse spira "a stalk, slender tree," Dutch spier "shoot, blade of grass," Middle Low German spir "a small point or top"), from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)). Meaning "tapering top of a tower or steeple" first recorded 1590s (a sense attested in Middle Low German since late 14c. and also found in the Scandinavian cognates).

spire (v.)

early 14c., "send up shoots," from spire (n.). Related: Spired; spiring.

中文词源

spire：教堂等顶部的尖顶，尖塔

来自古英语 spir,尖刺，来自 Proto-Germanic*spiraz,尖刺，来自 PIE*spei,尖刺，刺点，词源同 spike,spoke.后用于指教堂顶部的尖顶，尖塔等。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：spire 词源，spire 含义。