Where does “mof” come from?

mof (Luxembourgish) 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.

mof (Luxembourgish): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “mof”, 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 →