Where does “finchery” come from?
finchery (English) comes from English finch, from Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.
finchery (English): A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net
Definitions
- A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net
Ancestry of “finchery”, step by step
finchery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English finch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | finch | Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating... |
| 2 | Middle English | fynch | finch |
| 3 | Old English | finċ | finch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | finkiz | finch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |