Where does “Merle” come from?

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

Merle (French): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “Merle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
2Proto-Italicmeselā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

Words derived from “Merle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →