Where does “Muriel” come from?

Muriel (French) comes from English Muriel, 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
1EnglishMuriel—
2Scottish GaelicMuireall—
3Scottish Gaelicmuirsea, ocean; wave; pl large billows
4Old Irishmuirsea
5Proto-Celticmorisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →