Where does “dunbird” come from?

dunbird (English) comes from English dun, from Irish Dún, from Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dunbird (English): The pochard; The ruddy duck

Definitions

  1. The pochard; The ruddy duck

Ancestry of “dunbird”, step by step

dunbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdunA brownish grey colour; Of a brownish grey...
2IrishDúnfort; fortress
3Old Irishdúnfort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Old Irish dún →