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Where does “maiwiz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maiwiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “maiwiz”

  • mæw
  • mave
  • mâove
  • maûvette
  • mauve
  • maoue
  • mauve
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →