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

skrattmås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mås

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

via Swedish skratt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrattlaugh, laughter
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse mási →
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