English

grassbird

From grass + bird.

A compound of grass + bird

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grasą

Proto-West Germanic *gras

Old English græs

Middle English gras ‘a grass’

English grass

Old English bridd ‘chick’

Middle English bird

English bird

Today it means

noun Any of various warblers, many formerly in genus Megalurus.

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

Etymograph / grassbird