Where does “zilvermeeuw” come from?

zilvermeeuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch meeuw, from Middle Dutch mêwe, from Old Dutch mēo, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

zilvermeeuw (Dutch): European herring gull. "Larus argentatus"

Definitions

  1. European herring gull. "Larus argentatus"

Ancestry of “zilvermeeuw”, step by step

zilvermeeuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmeeuwA seagull, seabird of the family Laridae
2Middle Dutchmêweseagull
3Old Dutchmēo—
4Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Dutch zilver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzilversilver; argent
2Middle Dutchsilversilver
3Old Dutchsilver—
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →