Etymology

thicketbird

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Today it means: Any of the various species of warbler in the genus Cincloramphus. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tégus
  3. Proto-Germanic*þekuz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*þikkwī
  5. Old Englishþicce
  6. Old Englishþiccet
  7. Middle English*thikket
  8. Englishthicket
  9. Old Englishbridd
  10. Middle Englishbrid
  11. Englishbird
  12. English todaythicketbird

From thicket + bird.

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