Where does “birdsit” come from?

birdsit (English) comes from English sit, from Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan — to sit.

birdsit (English): To babysit for a bird

Definitions

  1. To babysit for a bird

Ancestry of “birdsit”, step by step

birdsit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsitTo be in a position in which the upper body is...
2Middle Englishsittento sit
3Old Englishsittanto sit
4Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit

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
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan