Where does “kauwen” come from?
kauwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
kauwen (Dutch): to chew
Ancestry of “kauwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |