Where does “chavel” come from?

chavel (English) comes from Middle English chavel, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

chavel (English): The jaw, especially of an animal; To chew

Definitions

  1. The jaw, especially of an animal; To chew

Ancestry of “chavel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchavelcheek, jaw
2Old Englishċeafla bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,...
3Proto-West Germanickafljaw
4Proto-Germanickaflazjaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “chavel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaflaz →