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Where does “inmew” come from?

inmew (English) comes from English mew, from Middle English mewe, from Old English mǣw, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

inmew (English): Alternative form of emmew

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of emmew

Ancestry of “inmew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmewA gull, seagull; A prison, or other place of...
2Middle Englishmeweseagull, gull; A cage used for allowing birds to...
3Old Englishmǣwmew, seagull; seagull
4Proto-West Germanic*maiwī—
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “inmew”

  • emmew
  • immew
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