Where does “måse” come from?

måse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Már, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

måse (Norwegian Bokmål): a gull or seagull

Definitions

  1. a gull or seagull

Ancestry of “måse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMárseagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse Már →