English
robin
Robin comes from Middle English robynet.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500robynet
- Englishearliest quotation 1922robin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500robynet
- Englishearliest quotation 1922robin
Earliest quotation: 1922, Michael Arlen, Ep./4/2: “As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a…”
Every English word from Middle English robynet
Today it means
noun A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English robynet / robin