English
hawfinch
Hawfinch comes from English haw ‘berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna’.
- English1500–presenthaw‘berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna’
- Englishtodayhawfinch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presenthaw‘berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna’
- Englishtodayhawfinch
The story
Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676.
Every English word from English haw
Today it means
noun A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English haw / hawfinch