English

fruitcrow

fruit + crow

A compound of fruit + crow

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’

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Latin fruor ‘to enjoy’

Latin frūctus

Old French fruit ‘produce’

Middle English fruyt ‘fruits and vegetables’

English fruit

Proto-Germanic *krēanądeverb.

Proto-Germanic *krēǭ

Proto-West Germanic *krāā

Old English crāwe

Middle English crowe

English crow

Today it means

noun Any of the tropical birds in the genera Querula, Pyroderus, Haematoderus or Gymnoderus. They are found in Central and South America.

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

Etymograph / fruitcrow