Where does “jawl” come from?

jawl (English) comes from Middle English chaulen, from Middle English chavel, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

jawl (English): To talk noisily, prate loudly

Definitions

  1. To talk noisily, prate loudly

Ancestry of “jawl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchaulen—
2Middle Englishchavelcheek, jaw
3Old Englishċeafla bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,...
4Proto-West Germanickafljaw
5Proto-Germanickaflazjaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “jawl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaflaz →
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