Where does “shrike” come from?

shrike (English) comes from Middle English schrike, from Old English sċrīc — shrike, thrush.

shrike (English): Any of various passerine birds of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of various passerine birds of the family...

Ancestry of “shrike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschrike—
2Old Englishsċrīcshrike, thrush

Words derived from “shrike”

Every word from Old English sċrīc →Every word from Middle English schrike →