Where does “mēve” come from?

mēve (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic maiw, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

Ancestry of “mēve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmaiwgull, seagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maiw →