Where does “Jaw” come from?
Jaw (English) comes from Middle English jowe, from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.
Ancestry of “Jaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | jowe | — |
| 2 | Old French | joe | cheek |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *ga(v)ota | — |