Where does “skylarker” come from?
skylarker (English) comes from English skylark, from English lark, from Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.
skylarker (English): One who frolics or plays tricks
Definitions
- One who frolics or plays tricks
Ancestry of “skylarker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skylark | A small brown passerine bird, "Alauda arvensis",... |
| 2 | English | lark | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of... |
| 3 | Middle English | larke | skylark; The meat of a a skylark |
| 4 | Old English | lāwerce | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laiwaʀikā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiwazikǭ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laiwaz | lark |