Where does “Bonapartemöwe” come from?
Bonapartemöwe (German) comes from German Möwe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
Bonapartemöwe (German): Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Definitions
- Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Ancestry of “Bonapartemöwe”, step by step
Bonapartemöwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Möwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Möwe | gull, seagull |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mêwe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mēu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *maiwī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
via German Bonaparte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bonaparte | — |