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

kauw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch cauwe

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

via Proto-Germanic kewwaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kawō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kahu →