Starling definition
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Noun
Origin of starling
- Perhaps alteration of Middle English stadelinge from stathel foundation from Old English stathol stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English stærlinc stær starling -linc noun suff. –ling1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English stærlinc, from stær (“starling") + -linc (“dimunitive suffix")
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