Where does “Muriel” come from?

Muriel (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from Scottish Gaelic muir, from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Muriel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicMuireall—
2Scottish Gaelicmuirsea, ocean; wave; pl large billows
3Old Irishmuirsea
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Muriel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →