Where does “chaffie” come from?
chaffie (English) comes from English chaffinch, from English finch, from Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.
chaffie (English): A chaffinch
Definitions
- A chaffinch
Ancestry of “chaffie”, step by step
chaffie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chaffinch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chaffinch | A small passerine bird, "Fringilla coelebs", of... |
| 2 | English | finch | Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating... |
| 3 | Middle English | fynch | finch |
| 4 | Old English | finċ | finch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | finkiz | finch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |