- croak (v.)
[croak 词源字典]
- early 14c., crouken, imitative or related to Old English cracian (see crack (v.)). Slang meaning "to die" is first recorded 1812, from sound of death rattle. Related: Croaked; croaking.[croak etymology, croak origin, 英语词源]
- croak (n.)
- 1560s, from croak (v.).