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