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Where does “ōsle” come from?

ōsle (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic amslā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

Ancestry of “ōsle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicamslāblackbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

Words derived from “ōsle”

  • ouzel
  • osel
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