Where does “larkling” come from?
larkling (English) comes from English lark, from Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.
larkling (English): A little or young lark
Definitions
- A little or young lark
Ancestry of “larkling”, step by step
larkling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lark | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of... |
| 2 | Middle English | larke | skylark; The meat of a a skylark |
| 3 | Old English | lāwerce | lark |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laiwaʀikā | lark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laiwazikǭ | lark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiwaz | lark |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |