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Where does “wheatear” come from?

wheatear (English) comes from Middle English whete-ere.

wheatear (English): Any of various passerine birds of the genus...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “wheatear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwhete-ere—
Every word from Middle English whete-ere →