Where does “scrubwren” come from?
scrubwren (English) comes from English Wren, from Middle English wrenne, from Old English wrenna, from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō.
scrubwren (English): Any of various small, mainly insectivorous...
Definitions
- Any of various small, mainly insectivorous...
Ancestry of “scrubwren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Wren | A female member of the Royal Navy |
| 2 | Middle English | wrenne | wren |
| 3 | Old English | wrenna | wren |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wrandijō | — |