lark
English
/lɑːk/, /lɑɹk/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae (Alaudidae).
- Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
- (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English larke inherited from Old English lāwerce inherited from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ (lark).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*laiwarikǭ
Gloss
lark
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- larker English
- larkily English
- larkiness English
- larkish English
- larklike English
- larksome English
- larkspur English
- larky English
- meadow English
- meadowlark English
- mud English
- mudlark English
- mudlarker English
- shore English
- shorelark English
- sky English
- skylark English
- skylarker English
- skylarking English
- spur English
- tit English
- titlark English
- wood English
- woodlark English
- leivo Finnish
- leivonen Finnish
- Heidelerche German
- Lerche German
- boomleeuwerik Dutch, Flemish
- kuifleeuwerik Dutch, Flemish
- leeuwerik Dutch, Flemish
- strandleeuwerik Dutch, Flemish
- veldleeuwerik Dutch, Flemish
- *laiwarikǭ Proto-Germanic
- *laiwaz Proto-Germanic
- lawerce Old English
- lāwerce Old English
- larke Middle English
- leika Old Norse
- llo Welsh
- leewerike Middle Dutch
- lē̆rche Middle High German
- ling Albanian
- *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 Gothic
- *leiwerka Old Dutch
- lēwerka Old Saxon
- *linga Proto-Albanian
- lloe Middle Welsh