Where does “osel” come from?
osel (Middle English) comes from Old English ōsle, from Proto-West Germanic amslā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.
osel (Middle English): blackbird
Ancestry of “osel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ōsle | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | amslā | blackbird |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ems- | to give birth, beget |
Words derived from “osel”