Etymograph

English

hangbird

From hang + bird.

A compound of hang + bird

Middle English hangen ‘to hang’

English hang

Old English bridd ‘chick’

Middle English bird

English bird

Today it means

noun A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), whose nest is suspended from the limb of a tree.

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

Etymograph / hangbird