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Where does “amsala” come from?

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

amsala (Old High German): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “amsala”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amsala”

  • Amsel
  • amsel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →