whelm的词源

英文词源

whelm (v.)

early 14c., probably from a parallel form of Old English -hwielfan (West Saxon), -hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan "cover over;" probably altered by association with Old English helmian "to cover," from Proto-Germanic *hwalbjan, from PIE *kwelp- "to arch" (see gulf (n.)).

中文词源

whelm：<诗>使覆没；淹没；压倒，压垮

来源于中古英语中helmen(遮盖)和whelven(覆盖)的组合体whelmen(翻转)。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：whelm 词源，whelm 含义。