tern的词源

英文词源

tern (n.)

gull-like shore bird (subfamily Sterninae), 1670s, via East Anglian dialect, from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish terne, Swedish tärna, Færoese terna) related to Old Norse þerna "tern" (also "maid-servant"), cognate with Old English stearn.

中文词源

tern：燕鸥

来自古诺斯语 therna,来自 Proto-Germanic*staraz,鸥，椋鸟，来自 PIE*stern,鸥，椋鸟，词源 同 starling.

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