Where does “dunlin” come from?

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

dunlin (English): A small wading bird, "Calidris alpina", found...

Definitions

  1. A small wading bird, "Calidris alpina", found...

Ancestry of “dunlin”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →