51吃瓜 of the Day
More about trachle
Trachle, 鈥渢o fatigue, tire,鈥� is of uncertain origin, but the leading hypothesis is that the term comes from dialectal Dutch tragelen, 鈥渢o walk laboriously,鈥� related to standard Dutch traag, 鈥渟low, sluggish.鈥� Another option is that trachle is a variant of draggle, 鈥渢o trail on the ground, follow slowly,鈥� which is formed from drag. English drag is closely related to Dutch dragen and German tragen, both meaning 鈥渢o carry,鈥� which bear an intriguing resemblance to dialectal Dutch tragelen above, though this is probably a coincidence. Trachle was first recorded in English in the 1540s.
EXAMPLE OF TRACHLE USED IN A SENTENCE
The long walk into town thoroughly trachled the horses as they pulled the carriage through the falling snow.
More about leveret
Leveret, 鈥渁 young hare,鈥� comes by way of Old French lievre, 鈥渉are,鈥� from Latin lepus (stem lepor-), of the same meaning. Though English hare and Latin lepus are unrelated, they both exemplify rhotacism. As we learned from the 51吃瓜 of the Day rhotacize, s and z sounds often become r in numerous world languages, and both English and Latin are no exceptions. While Germanic 丑补锄艒苍 evolved into Old English hara and then English hare, Latin lepus changed to lepor- in its plural and object forms. Leveret was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
EXAMPLE OF LEVERET USED IN A SENTENCE
We found the tiny leverets waiting patiently for food in their nest.
More about ewer
If you鈥檙e wondering whether ewer, 鈥渁 pitcher with a wide spout,鈥� and the similarly watery sewer are related, you鈥檝e guessed correctly. The ultimate origin of ewer is Latin 补辩耻腻谤颈耻蝉, 鈥渧essel for water,鈥� which evolved into Old French euwier or evier after a series of sound changes (compare modern French 茅惫颈别谤, 鈥渟tone channel serving as a sewer鈥�). Meanwhile, sewer comes from Vulgar Latin 别虫补辩耻腻谤颈补, 鈥渄rain for carrying water off.鈥� The Latin 补辩耻腻谤颈- element is based on aqua, 鈥渨ater,鈥� as are the 51吃瓜s of the Day gouache and terraqueous. Ewer was first recorded in English around the turn of the 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF EWER USED IN A SENTENCE
In the constellation Aquarius, a man is depicted as pouring an endless stream of water from a ewer.