Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiwaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.wɑz/

Noun

*maiwaz m

1. gull, seagull

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *maiwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maiwaz	*maiwōz, *maiwōs
vocative	*maiw	*maiwōz, *maiwōs
accusative	*maiwą	*maiwanz
genitive	*maiwas, *maiwis	*maiwǫ̂
dative	*maiwai	*maiwamaz
instrumental	*maiwō	*maiwamiz

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
• Old Frisian: meau, miue
  • West Frisian: meau, miuw
• Old Saxon: mēu
  • Middle Low German: meve
    • German Low German: Meev, Mööv
    • → German: Möwe
      • → Luxembourgish: Méiw
• Old Dutch: *meu, *meo
  • Middle Dutch: meuwe, meuw, meeuwe
    • Afrikaans: meeu
    • Dutch: meeuw
• Old Norse: már, mór; diminutives: mási, *mák-
  • Icelandic: már, mávur
  • Faroese: máur, mávur, mási
  • Norwegian: måke, måse
  • Swedish: måk, måke, måka, mås, måse, måsa
  • Danish: måge, moge, måg