Where does “μοβ” come from?

μοβ (Greek) comes from French mauve, from Middle French mauve, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

μοβ (Greek): mauve, violet, purple

Definitions

  1. mauve, violet, purple

Ancestry of “μοβ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmauvemallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull
2Middle Frenchmauve—
3Old Frenchmavegull; seagull
4Old Englishmæwgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwiz—
6Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
7Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwiz →