Where does “ceàrd-dubhan” come from?

ceàrd-dubhan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dubhan, from Old Irish dubán, from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ceàrd-dubhan (Scottish Gaelic): dung beetle; hornet; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. dung beetle; hornet; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ceàrd-dubhan”, step by step

ceàrd-dubhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic dubhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdubhanhook
2Old Irishdubánhook
3Primitive Irishᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ—
4Proto-Celticdubusblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Scottish Gaelic ceàrd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceàrdtinker; smith
2Old Irishcerdcraft, skill; artisan, craftsman
3Proto-Celtickerdācraft, skill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →