Reconstruction:Old Dutch/merla

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *merlā. Which is a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *merla.

Noun

*merla f

  1. blackbird

Inflection

Declension of *merla (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *merla *merla, *merlon
accusative *merla, *merlon *merla, *merlon
genitive *merlon *merlono
dative *merlon *merlon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: merle
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