Where does “merle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “merle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmerle—
2Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
3Proto-Italicmeselā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

Words derived from “merle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →Every word from Proto-Italic meselā →Every word from Latin merula →