Where does “ouzel” come from?
ouzel (English) comes from Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle, from Proto-West Germanic amslā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.
ouzel (English): The Eurasian blackbird, "Turdus merula"; The...
Definitions
- The Eurasian blackbird, "Turdus merula"; The...
Ancestry of “ouzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | osel | blackbird |
| 2 | Old English | ōsle | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | amslā | blackbird |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ems- | to give birth, beget |