Where does “heathwren” come from?
heathwren (English) comes from English Heath, from Middle English heth, from Old English hǣþ, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.
heathwren (English): Any of the birds in genus Hylacola (sometimes included in Calamanthus), native to Australia
Definitions
- Any of the birds in genus Hylacola (sometimes included in Calamanthus), native to Australia
Ancestry of “heathwren”, step by step
heathwren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Heath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Heath | A number of places in the United Kingdom |
| 2 | Middle English | heth | Alternative form of heeth |
| 3 | Old English | hǣþ | heath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþi | uncultivated land, wasteland |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |