Where does “acheken” come from?

acheken (Middle English) comes from Old English āċēocian, from Old English ċēace, from Proto-West Germanic kākā, from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

acheken (Middle English): To asphyxiate to cause to choke

Definitions

  1. To asphyxiate to cause to choke

Ancestry of “acheken”, step by step

acheken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English āċēocian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāċēocianto choke
2Old Englishċēacejaw, cheek; jaw; cheek
3Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
4Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Middle English cheke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchekejaw, cheek, mouth
2Old Englishċēocecheek; jaw
3Proto-West Germanic*keukājaw, cheek

Words derived from “acheken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kākā →