Where does “cheek” come from?
Cheek comes from Middle English cheke, Old English ċēce, Proto-Germanic kakǭ, and Proto-Indo-European gog, with ultimate origins unclear.
cheek (English): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the...
Definitions
- The soft skin on each side of the face, below the...
Ancestry of “cheek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cheeke | — |
| 2 | Old English | ċēce | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kākā | jaw, cheek |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kēkǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “cheek”