Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiwi

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

*maiwi m

gull, seagull

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*maiwi
Genitive	*maiuwjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maiwi	maiuwjō, maiuwjōs
Accusative	*maiwi	*maiuwjā
Genitive	*maiuwjas	*maiuwjō
Dative	*maiuwjē	*maiuwjum
Instrumental	*maiuwju	*maiuwjum

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

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