Where does “Spottdrossel” come from?

Spottdrossel (German) comes from German drossel, from Middle High German droschel, from Old High German drōscala, from Proto-Germanic þrustalǭ.

Spottdrossel (German): mockingbird; mocker

Definitions

  1. mockingbird; mocker

Ancestry of “Spottdrossel”, step by step

Spottdrossel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German drossel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrosselinflection of drosseln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germandroschel—
3Old High Germandrōscala—
4Proto-Germanicþrustalǭ—

via German Spott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpottmockery
2Middle High Germanspot—
3Old High Germanspotmockery
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrustalǭ →Every word from Old High German drōscala →Every word from Middle High German droschel →