spreeuw
Dutch (Brabantic)
/spreːu̯/
noun
Definitions
- The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, individually or specifically.
- A starling, passerine bird of the family Sturnidae.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch spreeuwe.
Origin
Middle Dutch
spreeuwe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sparrow English
- sparrowgrass English
- sparrowhawk English
- sparrowless English
- sparrowlike English
- sparrowling English
- sparrowwort English
- kist Dutch, Flemish
- spreeuwenkist Dutch, Flemish
- sparwe Middle English
- spreeuwe Middle Dutch
- spreeu Afrikaans
- sparroo Manx