Where does “meau” come from?

meau (Middle English) comes from Old English mǣw, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

meau (Middle English): Alternative form of mewe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mewe

Ancestry of “meau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣwmew, seagull; seagull
2Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī →