Where does “käuen” come from?
käuen (German) comes from Middle High German kūwen, from Old High German kūwen, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
käuen (German): chew
Ancestry of “käuen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kūwen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kūwen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “käuen”