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Where does “mawī” come from?

mawī (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

mawī (Proto-Germanic): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “mawī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

Words derived from “mawī”

  • möhippa
  • fästmö
  • mö
  • møy
  • møy
  • mø
  • meowle
  • 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹
  • mær
  • hafmey
  • mey
  • meyjarhaft
  • mawilǭ
  • mœr
  • mey
  • mær
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