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Where does “mewl” come from?

mewl (English) comes from Middle English mewen, from Old French muer, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

mewl (English): To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to...

Definitions

  1. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to...

Ancestry of “mewl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmewenTo mew or moult; to rid oneself of their...
2Old Frenchmuerto move
3LatinmutoI move, remove; I alter, change, modify,...
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “mewl”

  • mewling
  • mewler
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