English

allopreen

From allo- + preen.

Formed from allo- + preen

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Proto-Germanic *preunaz ‘knitting needle’

Old English prēon ‘pin, broach, fastening’

Middle English pren

English preen

Today it means

verb To preen another bird

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / allopreen