English
staniel
Staniel comes from Middle English staniel ‘bird of prey’, and goes back to Old English stānġilla.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānġilla
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500staniel‘bird of prey’
- Englishtodaystaniel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānġilla
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500staniel‘bird of prey’
- Englishtodaystaniel
Every English word from Old English stānġilla
Today it means
noun The kestrel or windhover.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English stānġilla / staniel