Where does “mewa” come from?
mewa (Polish) comes from German Möwe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
mewa (Polish): seagull
Ancestry of “mewa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Möwe | gull, seagull |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mêwe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mēu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *maiwī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |