Where does “chewing” come from?

Chewing derives from Middle English chewyng, formed with the Middle English suffix -ing from Old English -ing, itself from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-, a root relating to chewing or mastication.

chewing (English): present participle of chew; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of chew; The act by which...

Ancestry of “chewing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchewyngThe act of chewing; One's ability to detect...
2Old Englishċīwung—

Words derived from “chewing”

Every word from Old English ċīwung →Every word from Middle English chewyng →