Old English welig "willow," from Proto-Germanic *wel- (cognates: Old Saxon wilgia, Middle Dutch wilghe, Dutch wilg), probably from PIE *wel- (3) "to turn, roll," with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects, cognate with Greek helix (see volvox). The change in form to -ow (14c.) paralleled that of bellow and fellow. The more typical Germanic word for the tree is represented by withy.
实用例句
1. Jenny weaves baskets from willow she grows herself.
珍妮用她自己种的柳树的枝条编篮子。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The baskets are woven from strips of willow.
这些篮子是用柳条编的。
来自《权威词典》
3. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.
