Where does “mási” come from?

mási (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mási, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

mási (Faroese): gull, seagull; kind of drying turf; chick of...

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull; kind of drying turf; chick of...

Ancestry of “mási”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemási—
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “mási”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse mási →