Where does “birdsong” come from?

Birdsong comes from English bird and song, with bird tracing to Middle English brid, Old English bridd, and Proto-Germanic sangwaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ-.

birdsong (English): A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of...

Definitions

  1. A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of...

Ancestry of “birdsong”, step by step

birdsong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsongA musical composition with lyrics for voice or...
2Thaiสอง2
3Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
4Middle Chinese雙—

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 Middle Chinese 雙 →Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai สอง →