Where does “mǣw” come from?

mǣw (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

mǣw (Old English): mew, seagull; seagull

Definitions

  1. mew, seagull; seagull

Ancestry of “mǣw”, step by step

mǣw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *maiwī

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

via Proto-Germanic maihwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaihwazseagull

Words derived from “mǣw”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī →