Etymology

seabird

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Today it means: Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans. Full definition →

English bird ← Middle English brid ← Old English bridd
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seykʷ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sīhwaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*saiwiz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*saiwi
  5. Old Englishsǣ
  6. Middle Englishsee
  7. Englishsea
  8. Old Englishbridd
  9. Middle Englishbrid
  10. Englishbird
  11. English todayseabird

From sea + bird.

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