Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiwaz

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 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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably of non-Indo-European substrate origin, as no certain cognates exist outside of Germanic.[1] Or, of imitative origin.[2]

Pronunciation

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

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “maiwa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 349-50
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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