西瓜单词

tine是什么意思

tine

英 [taɪn] 美 [taɪn]

tine 尖叉，尖齿，叉头

来自古英语 tind,尖齿，尖刺，来自 Proto-Germanic*tindaz,尖齿，来自 PIE*edont,牙齿，来自 PIE*ed,吃，词源同 edible,tooth.引申诸相关词义。

tine (n.): mid-14c., from Old English tind "spike, beak, prong, tooth of a fork," a general Germanic word (compare Old High German zint "sharp point, spike," Old Norse tindr "tine, point, top, summit," German Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin (see zinc).