Stork
/stɔːrk/noun
A large wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and a long bill.
Did you know?The English word stork comes through Old English from Germanic forms ultimately tied to an ancient root meaning “to be stiff or rigid,” not from baby lore or occult symbolism.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ster-
“to stiffen, make rigid”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sturkaz
“stiff, rigid”
Old English
OE
storc
“stork, the bird”
Middle English
ME
stork
“stork, the bird”
Modern English
English
stork
“a large wading bird with long legs and a long neck”