Where does “midchew” come from?

midchew (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midchew (English): A point in time while chewing; While chewing

Definitions

  1. A point in time while chewing; While chewing

Ancestry of “midchew”, step by step

midchew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English chew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchewTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and...
2Middle EnglishchewenTo chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To...
3Old Englishċēowanto chew
4Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
5Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-