Finch

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Old English finc, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vink and German Fink .

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From Middle English fynche, from Old English finċ, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European*(s)pingos(“chaffinch”). Compare Welsh pinc(“finch”), Ancient Greek σπίγγος(spíngos, “chaffinch”), Russian пе́нка(pénka, “wren”), Sanskrit फिङ्गक(phiṅgaka, “drongo, shrike”).

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finch (n.)

common European bird, Old English finc "finch," from Proto-Germanic *finkiz "finch" (source also of Middle Low German and Middle Dutch vinke, Dutch vink, Old High German finco, German Fink), perhaps imitative of the bird's note (compare Breton pint "chaffinch," Russian penka "wren").