Drossel
/ˈdrɒsəl/noun
An archaic English word, borrowed from German, meaning a thrush.
Did you know?Drossel belongs to the same old Germanic word family as English thrush and throstle, probably reflecting the bird’s characteristic call rather than a mystical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*þruskōn
“A bird-name associated with the thrush; probably imitative of its call”
Old High German
OHG
drosca
“Thrush”
Middle High German
MHG
drozzel
“Thrush”
Modern German
German
Drossel
“Thrush”
19th Century
English
drossel
“An archaic or dialectal English name for a thrush”