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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

  1. A jackdaw, the bird species "Coloeus monedula",...

Ancestry of “kauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcauwe—
2Old Dutchkāwajackdaw
3Proto-Germanic*kahu—
4Proto-Germanickawō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “kauw”

  • ka
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