Where does “chawe” come from?

chawe (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic kawǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

chawe (Middle English): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “chawe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickawǭjaw
2Proto-Germanickewǭ—
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “chawe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewǭ →