Where does “bullfinch” come from?
bullfinch (English) comes from English finch, from Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.
bullfinch (English): The Eurasian bullfinch; Any of various other Old...
Definitions
- The Eurasian bullfinch; Any of various other Old...
Ancestry of “bullfinch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | finch | Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating... |
| 2 | Middle English | fynch | — |
| 3 | Old English | finċ | finch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | finkiz | finch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |