Where does “antpipit” come from?

antpipit (English) comes from English ȧnt, from Middle English ampte, from Old English ǣmete, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

antpipit (English): Any of the genus "Corythopis" of birds in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Corythopis" of birds in the...

Ancestry of “antpipit”, step by step

antpipit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ȧnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishȧnt—
2Middle EnglishampteAn ant; a formicid; A mantid
3Old Englishǣmete—
4Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English pipit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpipitAny of various small passerine birds, mainly from...
2Malaypipitany small birds especially Munia spp. - sparrow; finch
3Proto-Malayic*pipit—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pitpit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →