Muriel

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵʰelh₃-“green, yellow”
2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*gelos“yellow, white”
3. Old Irish · derived fromgel
4. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*móri
5. Proto-Celtic · derived from*mori
6. Old Irish · derived frommuir
7. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMuireall
8. English todayMuriel

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Words from the same roots