Where does “Méiw” come from?

Méiw (Luxembourgish) 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.

Méiw (Luxembourgish): gull, seagull

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull

Ancestry of “Méiw”, step by step

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