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
Ancestry of “måse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Már | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |