English
Merkel
Merkel comes from German Merkel.
- Germanc. 1650–presentMerkel
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentMerkel
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
Earliest quotation: 2025, Lisa Haseldine, Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished: “Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod…”
Every English word from German Merkel
Today it means
name A surname from German; variant form Merkley.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Merkel / Merkel