English

stonebird

From stone + bird.

A compound of stone + bird

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Old English bridd ‘chick’

Middle English bird

English bird

Today it means

noun A yellowleg (bird of genus Tringa)

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

Etymograph / stonebird