Where does “keie” come from?

keie (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Middle High German kūwen, from Old High German kūwen, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

keie (Dutch Low Saxon): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “keie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankūwen—
2Old High Germankūwen—
3Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
4Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →
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