Where does “jawbreaking” come from?

jawbreaking (English) comes from English Jaw, from Middle English jowe, from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.

jawbreaking (English): Very difficult to pronounce

Definitions

  1. Very difficult to pronounce

Ancestry of “jawbreaking”, step by step

jawbreaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Jaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJawOne of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth
2Middle Englishjowejaw, jawbone
3Old Frenchjoecheek
4Vulgar Latin*ga(v)ota—

via English breaking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbreakingpresent participle of break; The act by which...

Words derived from “jawbreaking”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota →Every word from Old French joe →Every word from Middle English jowe →