wether的词源

英文词源

wether (n.)

"male sheep," especially a castrated one, Old English weðer "ram," from Proto-Germanic *wethruz (cognates: Old Saxon wethar, Old Norse veðr, Old High German widar, German Widder, Gothic wiþrus "lamb"), literally "yearling," from PIE root *wet- (2) "year" (cognates: Sanskrit vatsah "calf," Greek etalon "yearling," Latin vitulus "calf," literally "yearling").

中文词源

wether：阉羊，公羊

来自PIE*wet,年，引申义到了成熟的，成长的，用于指牛，羊等家畜，后特别用于指公羊，词源同veal,veteran.

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wether：阉羊，公羊

来自 PIE*wet,年，引申词义成熟的，成长的，用于指牛，羊等家畜，后特别用于指公羊，词 源同 veal,veteran.