Where does “mue” come from?

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

mue (Middle English): Alternative form of mewe; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mewe; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “mue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmeweseagull, gull; A cage used for allowing birds to...
2Old Englishmǣwmew, seagull; seagull
3Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī →