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Where does “maihwaz” come from?

maihwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

maihwaz (Proto-Germanic): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “maihwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “maihwaz”

  • mowing
  • mow
  • mower
  • maw
  • mown
  • mew
  • mewing
  • lawnmower
  • moe
  • haymow
  • unmown
  • seamew
  • lawnmowing
  • grandmaw
  • moweth
  • mawed
  • emmew
  • mowest
  • remow
  • mowable
  • enmew
  • unmowable
  • moé
  • mowerless
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