Where does “måse” come from?

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

måse (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gull or seagull, a bird of the family Laridae,...

Definitions

  1. a gull or seagull, a bird of the family Laridae,...

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 →