Where does “Meiw” come from?

Meiw (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch mouwe, from Old Dutch mouwa, from Frankish mauwu, from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Meiw (Plautdietsch): sleeve (of a garment)

Definitions

  1. sleeve (of a garment)

Ancestry of “Meiw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmouweprotruding lip; sleeve
2Old Dutchmouwa
3Frankishmauwusleeve, wrap; pout, protruding lip; sleeve
4Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “Meiw

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic mawwōEvery word from Frankish mauwu
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