Where does “mews” come from?
mews (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.
mews (English): An alley where there are stables; a narrow...
Definitions
- An alley where there are stables; a narrow...
Ancestry of “mews”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |