Where does “mås” come from?
mås (Swedish) comes from Old Norse mási, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
mås (Swedish): any of several species of smaller gulls
Definitions
- any of several species of smaller gulls
Ancestry of “mås”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mási | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |