wren

wren · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wrandijô“wren”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wrandijō
3. Old English · inherited fromwrenna
4. Middle English · inherited fromwrenne
5. English todaywren

From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).

Wren · proper noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromwrenne“wren”
2. English todayWren

Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).

Wren · noun³

From WRNS, short for Women's Royal Naval Service. Influenced by the ornithonym wren.