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