Where does “tinkerbird” come from?
tinkerbird (English) comes from English tinker, from Middle English tynkere, from Old English tincere, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
tinkerbird (English): Any of several barbets of the genus "Pogoniulus"
Definitions
- Any of several barbets of the genus "Pogoniulus"
Ancestry of “tinkerbird”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tinker | An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household... |
| 2 | Middle English | tynkere | — |
| 3 | Old English | tincere | — |
| 4 | Old English | tin | tin |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tin | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |