Where does “måke” come from?

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

måke (Norwegian Bokmål): a gull or seagull; a shovel; to shovel

Definitions

  1. a gull or seagull; a shovel; to shovel

Ancestry of “måke”, step by step

måke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Már

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMárseagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Old Norse maki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemakimatch
2Proto-Germanic*makô—

Words derived from “måke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse Már →