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Where does “skrattmås” come from?

skrattmås (Swedish) comes from Swedish mås, from Old Norse mási, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

skrattmås (Swedish): a black-headed gull

Definitions

  1. a black-headed gull

Ancestry of “skrattmås”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåsany of several species of smaller gulls
2Old Norsemási—
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
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