Where does “nursling” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided only shows English cycling between "nurse" and "nourice" without any source languages or meaningful progression. A proper etymology requires at least one source language before English, and ideally a meaning that explains sense development. The repeated cycling suggests incomplete data.
Could you provide the full etymological chain including source languages (such as Old French, Latin, etc.) and the original meanings?
nursling (English): A young child or animal being nursed
Definitions
- A young child or animal being nursed
Ancestry of “nursling”, step by step