atheling的意思

atheling

英 ['θ()l] 美 ['fɑ]

atheling (n.): "member of a noble family," Old English ling, from el "noble family," related to Old English ele "noble," from Proto-Germanic *athala-, from PIE *at-al- "race, family," from *at(i)- "over, beyond, super" + *al- "to nourish." With suffix -ing "belonging to." A common Germanic word (cognates: Old Saxon ediling, Old Frisian etheling, Old High German adaling).