Where does “haybird” come from?

haybird (English) comes from English hay, from Middle English hay, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

haybird (English): The European spotted flycatcher; The Eurasian...

Definitions

  1. The European spotted flycatcher; The Eurasian...

Ancestry of “haybird”, step by step

haybird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhayGrass cut and dried for use as animal fodder; Any...
2Middle EnglishhayAlternative form of haye; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishhēhey
4Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ—
5Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

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-Germanic hīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ →Every word from Old English hē →