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

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

Ancestry of “ouzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoselblackbird
2Old Englishōslea (European) blackbird, an ouzel
3Proto-West Germanicamslāblackbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic amslā →Every word from Old English ōsle →