Starling
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Old English stærlinc, from stær ‘starling’ (of Germanic origin) + -ling.
wiktionary
From Middle English starling, sterling, sterlinge, from Old English starlinc, stærlinc(“starling”), from stær(“starling”) + -linc, -ling(diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch sterlinck(“starling”).
etymonline
starling (n.)
"Sturnus vulgaris," Old English stærlinc "starling," with diminutive suffix -linc + stær "starling," from Proto-Germanic *staraz (source also of Old English stearn, Old Norse stari, Norwegian stare, Old High German stara, German star "starling"), from PIE *storo- "starling" (source also of Latin sturnus "starling," Old Prussian starnite "gull").
