Where does “mewe” come from?
mewe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mēo, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
Ancestry of “mewe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | mēo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiwī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
Words derived from “mewe”