Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiwī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.

Noun

*maiwī m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) gull, seagull

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*maiwī
Genitive	*maiwijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maiwī	*maiwijō, *maiwijōs
Accusative	*maiwī	*maiwijā
Genitive	*maiwijas	*maiwijō
Dative	*maiwijē	*maiwijum
Instrumental	*maiwiju	*maiwijum

Related terms

• *maiwā

Descendants

• Old English: mǣw, mēu, mēw, mēau, mēaw
  • Middle English: mewe, mawe, meau, mowe
    • English: mew (archaic)
    • Scots: maw (through confluence with Old Norse form)
    • → Old French: maoe, mave, mauve
      • French: mauve
      • Old French: moette
        • French: mouette