Etymograph

English

roughwing

From rough + wing, referring to the serrated edge feathers on the wings.

A compound of rough + wing

Proto-Germanic *rūhaz ‘rough, hairy’

Old English rūh ‘rough’

Middle English rough ‘rough’

English rough

Old Norse vængr

Middle English winge ‘a wing’

English wing

Today it means

noun A swallow of the genus Stelgidopteryx.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “roughwing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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