Where does “kauw” come from?
kauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cauwe, from Old Dutch kāwa, from Proto-Germanic *kahu, from Proto-Germanic kawō, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
kauw (Dutch): A jackdaw, the bird species "Coloeus monedula",...
Definitions
- A jackdaw, the bird species "Coloeus monedula",...
Ancestry of “kauw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cauwe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kāwa | jackdaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kahu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kawō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |
Words derived from “kauw”