Where does “Märel” come from?

Märel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

Märel (Luxembourgish): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “Märel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmerle—
2Old High Germanmerla—
3Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
4Proto-Italicmeselā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →Every word from Proto-Italic meselā →Every word from Latin merula →