Where does “treecreeper” come from?

treecreeper (English) comes from English creeper, from Middle English crepere, from Old English crēopere.

treecreeper (English): Any of various small passerine birds of the...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “treecreeper”, step by step

treecreeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English creeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreeperA person or a thing that crawls or creeps; A...
2Middle EnglishcrepereAlternative form of creper
3Old Englishcrēopere—

via English tree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one
Every word from Old English crēopere →