Where does “cheeke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cheeke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēce—
2Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
3Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “cheeke”

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