Where does “chaw” come from?

chaw (English) comes from Middle English chawe, from Proto-Germanic kawǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

chaw (English): Chewing tobacco; A plug or wad of chewing...

Definitions

  1. Chewing tobacco; A plug or wad of chewing...

Ancestry of “chaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchawejaw
2Proto-Germanickawǭjaw
3Proto-Germanickewǭ—
4Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “chaw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →