Where does “Merlyn” come from?

Merlyn (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin Merlinus, from Old French Merlin, from Old Welsh Myrddin, from Proto-Indo-European mori- — marsh, lake, sea; sea.

Merlyn (Middle English): Merlin

Definitions

  1. Merlin

Ancestry of “Merlyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinMerlinus—
2Old FrenchMerlin—
3Old WelshMyrddin—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmori-marsh, lake, sea; sea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mori- →Every word from Old Welsh Myrddin →Every word from Old French Merlin →