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
Ancestry of “skrattmås”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mås | any of several species of smaller gulls |
| 2 | Old Norse | mási | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |