Where does “thicketbird” come from?

thicketbird (English) comes from English thicket, from Middle English thikket, from Old English þiccet, from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

thicketbird (English): Any of the various species of warbler in the genus Cincloramphus

Definitions

  1. Any of the various species of warbler in the genus Cincloramphus

Ancestry of “thicketbird”, step by step

thicketbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thicket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthicketA dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs,...
2Middle Englishthikket—
3Old Englishþiccetthicket, growth of dense bushes; any place where...
4Old Englishþiccethick
5Proto-West Germanicþikkwīthick
6Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
7Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
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