Where does “Schwalbenmöwe” come from?

Schwalbenmöwe (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.

Schwalbenmöwe (German): Sabine's gull

Definitions

  1. Sabine's gull

Ancestry of “Schwalbenmöwe”, step by step

Schwalbenmöwe 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 Schwalbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwalbeswallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
2Middle High Germanswalwe—
3Old High Germanswalwa—
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *maiwī →