Where does “mave” come from?

mave (Old French) comes from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

mave (Old French): gull; seagull

Definitions

  1. gull; seagull

Ancestry of “mave”, step by step

mave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mæw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæwgull, seagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwiz—
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Old English mǣw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣwmew, seagull; seagull
2Proto-Germanicmaihwazseagull

Words derived from “mave”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwiz →