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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “mēo

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic maiwazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī