Where does “caddow” come from?
caddow (English) comes from Old English cadāwe, from Old English ċeahhe, from Proto-Germanic *kahu, from Proto-Germanic kawō, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
caddow (English): A jackdaw
Ancestry of “caddow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cadāwe | — |
| 2 | Old English | ċeahhe | a daw; chough |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kahu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kawō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |