Where does “blightbird” come from?
blightbird (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.
blightbird (English): Any of various silvereyes
Definitions
- Any of various silvereyes
Ancestry of “blightbird”, step by step
blightbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bird | A member of the class of animals Aves in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | brid | a young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | bridd | young bird, chick; chicken |
via English blight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blight | Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bleighte | — |
| 3 | Old English | blǣcþa | leprosy |