Where does “merl” come from?

merl (Romansch) comes from Late Latin merulum, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

merl (Romansch): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “merl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmerulum—
2Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
3Proto-Italicmeselā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →Every word from Proto-Italic meselā →Every word from Latin merula →