Where does “scrubbird” come from?
scrubbird (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.
scrubbird (English): A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the...
Definitions
- A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the...
Ancestry of “scrubbird”, step by step
scrubbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bird | A member of the class of animals Aves in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | brid | a young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | bridd | young bird, chick; chicken |
via English scrub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | scrub | Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrobben | groom a horse with a currycomb |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schrobben | clean by scrubbing |