ames- or omes-

    ames- or omes-

    English meaning: “blackbird”

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Amsel”

    Note: (: mes- : ams- or *oms-)?

    Material: Full grade would be located just before the first syllable in O.H.G. amusla, amsala, O.E. ōsle “ blackbird “, full grade the second syllable in Lat. merula “ a blackbird; a fish, the sea-carp “ (Kluge EWb.12 s. v.) and Welsh mwyalch, O.Corn. moelh, Bret. moualc”h “blackbird” (possible basic form *mesalkü oder *misalkü after Pedersen KG. I 73, where difficult suppositions about Ir. smōl, smōlach “thrush”). Differently - because of IE meis-, mois-, mis- - Schrader Sprcompare2 367, 3II 140, Fick II4 205: merula from *misula, Welsh mwyalch etc from meisalkü, finally, with -oi- O.H.G. *meisa, O.E. müse, O.Ice. meisingr “ titmouse “. However, will be gets covered latter in the meaning divergent group of Wood KZ. 45, 70 probably more properly in the adj. *maisa-” small, tiny “ because of Nor. dial. meis “ thin, frail person “, meiseleg “ thin and weak “, wFlem. mijzen “ crumble “, mejzel “ A little bit. Tiny bits “. The comparison of Lat. with brit words is most reliable.

    References: WP. I 53 f., WH. II 77 f.