Where does “birdcrap” come from?

birdcrap (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

birdcrap (English): bird excrement

Definitions

  1. bird excrement

Ancestry of “birdcrap”, step by step

birdcrap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken

via English crap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrapThe husk of grain; chaff; Something worthless or...
2Middle Englishcrappechaff, grain husks
3Old Frenchcrappe
Every word from Old English bridd