English

fieldwren

From field + wren.

A compound of field + wren

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Proto-Germanic *wrandijô

Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō

Old English wrenna

Middle English wrenne

English wren

Today it means

noun Any of the birds in the genus Calamanthus, found in Australia.

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

Etymograph / fieldwren