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Where does “maiw” come from?

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

maiw (Proto-West Germanic): gull, seagull

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull

Ancestry of “maiw”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maiw”

  • Bonapartemöwe
  • Lachmöwe
  • Silbermöwe
  • Möwe
  • meeuw
  • zeemeeuw
  • zilvermeeuw
  • witkopmeeuw
  • mewa
  • mêwe
  • mewe
  • Méiw
  • mēve
  • mêwe
  • mēwe
  • mēu
  • mēo
  • Meev
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