Where does “prechew” come from?
prechew (English) comes from English chew, from Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
prechew (English): To chew in advance
Definitions
- To chew in advance
Ancestry of “prechew”, step by step
prechew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chew | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and... |
| 2 | Middle English | chewen | To chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To... |
| 3 | Old English | ċēowan | to chew |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |