*maiwaz

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.wɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

gull, seagull

Etymology

Probably of non-Indo-European substrate origin, as no certain cognates exist outside of Germanic, aside from French mauve (‘seagull’), which may or may not be ultimately borrowed from the Germanic. Or, of imitative origin.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	maiwaz	maiwōz, maiwōs
Acc.	maiwą	maiwanz
Gen.	maiwas, maiwis	maiwǫ̂
Dat.	maiwai	maiwamaz
Inst.	maiwō	maiwamiz
Voc.	maiw	maiwōz, maiwōs

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Descendants

*maiwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣw, mēu, mēw, mēau, mēaw (Old English)
  - mewe, mawe, meau, mowe (Middle English)
    - mew (English)
    - maw (Scots)
*maiwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣw, mēu, mēw, mēau, mēaw (Old English)
  - mewe, mawe, meau, mowe (Middle English)
    - maoe, mave, mauve (Old French)
      - mauve (French)
*maiwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣw, mēu, mēw, mēau, mēaw (Old English)
  - mewe, mawe, meau, mowe (Middle English)
    - maoe, mave, mauve (Old French)
      - moette (Old French)
        
        mouette (French)
*maiwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēu, mēh (Old High German)
*maiwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Dutch)
  - mêwe, mêeuwe (Middle Dutch)
    - meeuw (Dutch)
      - meeu (Afrikaans)
*maiwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwe (Old Frisian)
  - mö (North Frisian)
  - meau, miuw (West Frisian)
*maiwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Saxon)
  - mêwe, mêve (Middle Low German)
    - mévas (Limburgish)
*maiwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Saxon)
  - mêwe, mêve (Middle Low German)
    - Meew, Meev, Mööw, Mööv (German Low German)
      - Möwe (German)
      - Méiw (Luxembourgish)
      - מעווע (meve) (Yiddish)
*maihwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēu, mēh (Old High German)
*maihwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Dutch)
  - mêwe, mêeuwe (Middle Dutch)
    - meeuw (Dutch)
      - meeu (Afrikaans)
*maihwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwe (Old Frisian)
  - mö (North Frisian)
  - meau, miuw (West Frisian)
*maihwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Saxon)
  - mêwe, mêve (Middle Low German)
    - mévas (Limburgish)
*maihwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēwa (Old Saxon)
  - mêwe, mêve (Middle Low German)
    - Meew, Meev, Mööw, Mööv (German Low German)
      - Möwe (German)
      - Méiw (Luxembourgish)
      - מעווע (meve) (Yiddish)
már (Old Norse)
- måge, moge, måg (Danish)
- máur, mávur, mási (Faroese)
- már, mávur (Icelandic)
- måke, måse (Norwegian)
- mås, måse, måsa, måk, måke, måka (Swedish)
már (Old Norse)
- meauca (Middle Dutch)
  - mok (Dutch)
    - mok (West Frisian)
mór (Old Norse)
- måge, moge, måg (Danish)
- máur, mávur, mási (Faroese)
- már, mávur (Icelandic)
- måke, måse (Norwegian)
- mås, måse, måsa, måk, måke, måka (Swedish)
mór (Old Norse)
- meauca (Middle Dutch)
  - mok (Dutch)
    - mok (West Frisian)
; diminutives: mási
- måge, moge, måg (Danish)
- máur, mávur, mási (Faroese)
- már, mávur (Icelandic)
- måke, måse (Norwegian)
- mås, måse, måsa, måk, måke, måka (Swedish)
; diminutives: mási
- meauca (Middle Dutch)
  - mok (Dutch)
    - mok (West Frisian)
; diminutives: *máki
- måge, moge, måg (Danish)
- máur, mávur, mási (Faroese)
- már, mávur (Icelandic)
- måke, måse (Norwegian)
- mås, måse, måsa, måk, måke, måka (Swedish)
; diminutives: *máki
- meauca (Middle Dutch)
  - mok (Dutch)
    - mok (West Frisian)

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