Where does “frostbird” come from?

frostbird (English) comes from English Frost, from Middle English frost, from Old English frost, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

frostbird (English): The golden plover

Definitions

  1. The golden plover

Ancestry of “frostbird”, step by step

frostbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Frost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFrostA cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing
2Middle EnglishfrostCold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that...
3Old Englishfrostproduced by metathesis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →