Where does “Möwe” come from?
Möwe (German) comes from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
Möwe (German): gull, seagull
Ancestry of “Möwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mêwe | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | mēu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *maiwī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
Words derived from “Möwe”