Where does “موڤ” come from?

موڤ (Egyptian Arabic) comes from French mauve, from Middle French mauve, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

موڤ (Egyptian Arabic): purple, violet

Definitions

  1. purple, violet

Ancestry of “موڤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmauvemallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull
2Middle Frenchmauve—
3Old Frenchmavegull; seagull
4Old Englishmæwgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwiz—
6Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
7Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwiz →
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