Where does “cheke” come from?
cheke (Middle English) comes from Old English ċēoce, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.
cheke (Middle English): jaw, cheek, mouth
Ancestry of “cheke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ċēoce | cheek; jaw |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *keukā | — |
Words derived from “cheke”