Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/merlā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *merla, from Latin merula (“blackbird, wrasse”). Doublet of *amslā (“blackbird”).

Noun

*merlā f

1. blackbird

   Synonyms: *amaʀā, *amslā

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*merlā
Genitive	*merlōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*merlā	*merlōn
Accusative	*merlōn	*merlōn
Genitive	*merlōn	*merlōnō
Dative	*merlōn	*merlōm, *merlum
Instrumental	*merlōn	*merlōm, *merlum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *merla
  • Middle Low German: merle
    • German Low German: Müre, Müür
• Old Dutch: *merla
  • Middle Dutch: merle
    • Dutch: merel
• Old High German: merla
  • Middle High German: merle, merl
    • German: Merle (dialectal)
    • Central Franconian: Määl, Merl
    • Luxembourgish: Märel