Where does “Amsel” come from?

Amsel (German) comes from Middle High German amsel, from Old High German amsala, from Proto-West Germanic amslā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

Amsel (German): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “Amsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanamsel—
2Old High Germanamsalablackbird
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 High German amsala →