staniel

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromstānġilla
2. Middle English · inherited fromstaniel“bird of prey”
3. English todaystaniel

From Middle English staniel (“bird of prey”), from Old English stānġilla, stānġella (“staniel, pelican”, literally “rock-crier”), from stān (“stone, rock”) + ġella (“yeller, crier”). More at stone, yell.