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Where does “birdseller” come from?

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

birdseller (English): Someone who sells birds

Definitions

  1. Someone who sells birds

Ancestry of “birdseller”, step by step

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
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