Etymology

sanderling

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Today it means: A small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world. Full definition →

Old English *sandyrðling
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  1. Old English · inherited from*sandyrðling
  2. English todaysanderling

First use appears c. 1602. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) + yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.