Where does “birdysit” come from?
birdysit (English) comes from English babysit, from English babysitter, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
birdysit (English): To babysit a bird; to birdsit
Definitions
- To babysit a bird; to birdsit
Ancestry of “birdysit”, step by step
birdysit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English babysit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | babysit | To watch or tend someone else's child for a... |
| 2 | English | babysitter | A person who cares for one or more babies or... |
| 3 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 4 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |