Where does “shorelark” come from?

shorelark (English) comes from English shore, from Middle English shore, from Middle Dutch schore, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

shorelark (English): Either of two larks, of genus "Eremophila", found...

Definitions

  1. Either of two larks, of genus "Eremophila", found...

Ancestry of “shorelark”, step by step

shorelark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
2Middle Englishshorea prop; support
3Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
4Proto-Germanicskuriz—
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English lark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarkAny of various small, singing passerine birds of...
2Middle Englishlarkeskylark; The meat of a a skylark
3Old Englishlāwercelark
4Proto-West Germanic*laiwaʀikālark
5Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
6Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →