English
Stieglitz
Stieglitz comes from German Stieglitz ‘European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *ščegъlъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ščegъlъreconstructed
- Old Czechmodernstehlec
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stigliz
- Germanc. 1650–presentStieglitz‘European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ščegъlъreconstructed
- Old Czechmodernstehlec
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stigliz
- Germanc. 1650–presentStieglitz‘European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *ščegъlъ
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *ščegъlъ / Stieglitz