Where does “mewer” come from?
mewer (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.
mewer (English): One who mews; a cat
Definitions
- One who mews; a cat
Ancestry of “mewer”, step by step
mewer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mew | A gull, seagull; A prison, or other place of... |
| 2 | Middle English | mewe | seagull, gull; A cage used for allowing birds to... |
| 3 | Old English | mǣw | mew, seagull; seagull |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiwī | gull, seagull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |