Where does “merle” come from?

merle (English) comes from Middle English merle, from Old French merle, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

merle (English): The Eurasian blackbird, "Turdus merula"; Any...

Definitions

  1. The Eurasian blackbird, "Turdus merula"; Any...

Ancestry of “merle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmerle—
2Old Frenchmerle—
3Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
4Proto-Italicmeselā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →