Where does “kjaftur” come from?

kjaftur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kjaptr, from Proto-Germanic kefutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

kjaftur (Faroese): mouth (of an animal), jaws

Definitions

  1. mouth (of an animal), jaws

Ancestry of “kjaftur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjaptrjaw; gaping jaws
2Proto-Germanickefutaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵép-uns—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “kjaftur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kefutaz →
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