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Where does “mauwu” come from?

mauwu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mauwu (Proto-West Germanic): sleeve; pout, protruding lip

Definitions

  1. sleeve; pout, protruding lip

Ancestry of “mauwu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mauwu”

  • mouwa
  • Mau
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