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

  1. Any of several barbets of the genus "Pogoniulus"

Ancestry of “tinkerbird”, step by step

tinkerbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tinker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtinkerAn itinerant tinsmith and mender of household...
2Middle Englishtynkeretinker itinerant repairer of metal kitchenware
3Old Englishtincerea worker of tin
4Old Englishtintin
5Proto-West Germanic*tintin metal
6Proto-Germanictinątin
7Proto-Indo-Europeandinom

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 dinomEvery word from Proto-Germanic tinąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *tin
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