Where does “chawer” come from?
chawer (English) comes from English chaw, from Middle English chawe, from Proto-Germanic kawǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
chawer (English): One who chaws; a chewer
Definitions
- One who chaws; a chewer
Ancestry of “chawer”, step by step
chawer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chaw | Chewing tobacco; A plug or wad of chewing... |
| 2 | Middle English | chawe | jaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kawǭ | jaw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kewǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |