mewe
Middle English
/mɛu̯/, /ˈmiu̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) seagull, gull member of the family Laridae
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mǣw (mew, seagull) derived from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*maiwaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- enmew English
- entermewer English
- inmew English
- mew English
- mewer English
- seamew English
- unmew English
- *maihwaz, *maiwaz Proto-Germanic
- *maiwaz Proto-Germanic
- *maiwiz Proto-Germanic
- mǣw Old English
- mawe Middle English
- mowe Middle English
- már Old Norse
- mási Old Norse
- mave Old French
- mewe Middle Dutch
- *maiw gmw-pro
- *mēo Old Dutch