Where does “laverock” come from?

laverock (Scots) comes from Middle English laveroc, from Old English lāferce, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

laverock (Scots): lark

Definitions

  1. lark

Ancestry of “laverock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlaverocAlternative form of larke
2Old Englishlāferce—
3Old Englishlāwercelark
4Proto-West Germanic*laiwaʀikālark
5Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
6Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark
Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā →