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

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

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