stirrup的词源

英文词源

stirrup: stirrup: [OE] A stirrup is etymologically a ‘climbing rope’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from the base *stig- ‘climb’ (source also of English stair and stile) and *raipaz (ancestor of English rope). The earliest stirrups were looped pieces of rope.
=> rope, stair, stile
stirrup (n.): Old English stigrap "a support for the foot of a person mounted on a horse," literally "climbing rope," from stige "a climbing, ascent" (from Proto-Germanic *stigaz "climbing;" see stair) + rap (see rope (n.)). Originally a looped rope as a help for mounting. Germanic cognates include Old Norse stigreip, Middle Dutch stegerep, Old High German stegareif, German stegreif. Surgical device used in childbirth, etc., so called from 1884. Stirrup-cup (1680s) was a cup of wine or other drink handed to a rider already on horseback and setting out on a journey, hence "a parting glass" (compare French le vin de l'etrier).

该词分为两个部分，stir-和-rup。stir-的本义是“攀爬”，可联系同源的stair（楼梯）来理解；-rup的本义是“绳索”，同源词rope（绳索）；两相结合，该词的字面义是“攀爬的绳索”，后引申为“马镫”，都是助人攀登的物件。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：stirrup 词源，stirrup 含义。

来自古英语 stigrap, 马镫，来自 Proto-Germanic*stigaz, 爬，来自 PIE*steigh, 爬，词源同 stair,stile,+rap,绳子，来自 rope 古英语拼写形式。