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