Where does “maûvette” come from?

maûvette (Norman) comes from Norman mauve, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

maûvette (Norman): black-headed gull

Definitions

  1. black-headed gull

Ancestry of “maûvette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmauveseagull, herring gull; tree mallow (Malva...
2Old Frenchmavegull; seagull
3Old Englishmæwgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwiz—
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwiz →
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