Where does “gibberbird” come from?
gibberbird (English) comes from English gibber, from English GIB, from English give, from English foregive, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre — passed , crossed.
gibberbird (English): An Australian chat (bird), of the genus Ashbyia, that lives in the gibber plains
Definitions
- An Australian chat (bird), of the genus Ashbyia, that lives in the gibber plains
Ancestry of “gibberbird”, step by step
gibberbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gibber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gibber | Gibberish, unintelligible speech; To jabber, talk... |
| 2 | English | GIB | — |
| 3 | English | give | To move, shift, provide something abstract or... |
| 4 | English | foregive | To give ahead of time; give in advance |
| 5 | English | fore- | Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or... |
| 6 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | German | Fahr | — |
| 8 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 9 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 10 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 11 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |