Where does “Silbermöwe” come from?

Silbermöwe (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.

Silbermöwe (German): The European herring gull

Definitions

  1. The European herring gull

Ancestry of “Silbermöwe”, step by step

Silbermöwe 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 Silber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSilbersilver; argent
2Middle High Germansilber—
3Old High Germansilbarsilver
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *maiwī →