English

frostbird

From frost + bird.

A compound of frost + bird

Proto-Indo-European *prews- ‘to freeze’

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Proto-Germanic *frustaz

Proto-West Germanic *frost

Old English frost

Middle English frost ‘Cold or freezing weather’

English frost

Old English bridd ‘chick’

Middle English bird

English bird

Today it means

noun The golden plover.

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

Etymograph / frostbird