Where does “redstart” come from?
redstart (English) comes from English start, from Middle English stert, from Old English steort, from Proto-West Germanic *stert, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
redstart (English): Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding...
Definitions
- Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding...
Ancestry of “redstart”, step by step
redstart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | start | The beginning of an activity; A sudden... |
| 2 | Middle English | stert | start; beginning; tail |
| 3 | Old English | steort | tail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via English red
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | red | Having red as its color; Having an orange-brown... |
| 2 | Middle English | red | red, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,... |
| 3 | Old English | rēad | red |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |