Where does “Klippenmöwe” come from?

Klippenmöwe (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.

Klippenmöwe (German): red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

Definitions

  1. red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

Ancestry of “Klippenmöwe”, step by step

Klippenmöwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Möwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMöwegull, seagull
2Middle Low Germanmêwe—
3Old Saxonmēu—
4Proto-Germanic*maiwī—
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via German klippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklipperock that is partly covered by (sea) water
2Middle High Germanklippe—
3Middle Low Germanklippe—
4Old Saxon*klif—
5Proto-West Germanic*klib—
6Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *maiwī →