Where does “*maiwī” come from?

*maiwī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

*maiwī (Proto-West Germanic): gull, seagull

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull

Ancestry of “*maiwī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*maiwī”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →