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Where does “thrush” come from?

Thrush comes from Middle English thrusche, from Old English þrysċe, from Proto-Germanic þruskijǭ, of unknown ultimate origin.

thrush (English): Any of several species of songbirds of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of songbirds of the family...

Ancestry of “thrush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishthruscheA thrush or its meat
2Old Englishþrysċe—
3Proto-Germanicþruskijǭ—

Words derived from “thrush”

  • waterthrush
  • laughingthrush
  • thrushlike
  • thrushling
Every word from Proto-Germanic þruskijǭ →