Where does “wrentit” come from?
wrentit (English) comes from English tit, from Middle English tit, from Old English tit, from Old English titt, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
wrentit (English): A small passerine bird, Chamaea fasciata, found in scrub along the west coast of North America
Definitions
- A small passerine bird, Chamaea fasciata, found in scrub along the west coast of North America
Ancestry of “wrentit”, step by step
wrentit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tit | A mammary gland, teat; A woman's breast; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | tit | — |
| 3 | Old English | tit | — |
| 4 | Old English | titt | tit, teat, breast; nipple |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | titt- | teat; nipple; breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tata- | father; parent; nipple |
| 7 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |