Where does “marshbird” come from?
marshbird (English) comes from English marsh, from Middle English merssh, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz.
marshbird (English): Any of the tropical birds in the genus Pseudoleistes, found in South America
Definitions
- Any of the tropical birds in the genus Pseudoleistes, found in South America
Ancestry of “marshbird”, step by step
marshbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marsh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marsh | An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass |
| 2 | Middle English | merssh | A region of marshland or damp meadowland |
| 3 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 4 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 5 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 6 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 7 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |