Where does “mēo” come from?
mēo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
Ancestry of “mēo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiwī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |