Where does “throstle” come from?
throstle (Middle English) comes from Old English þrostle, from Proto-West Germanic þrostlā, from Proto-Germanic þurstaz.
Ancestry of “throstle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þrostle | song thrush |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þrostlā | thrush |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurstaz | — |
Words derived from “throstle”