Where does “antthrush” come from?

antthrush (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.

antthrush (English): Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America

Definitions

  1. Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America

Ancestry of “antthrush”, step by step

antthrush 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 thrush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrushAny of several species of songbirds of the family...
2Middle EnglishthruscheA thrush or its meat
3Old Englishþrysċethrush
4Proto-Germanicþruskijǭ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss-