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Where does “chewand” come from?

chewand (Middle English) comes from Old English ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic kewwandz, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “chewand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēowende—
2Proto-Germanickewwandz—
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “chewand”

  • chewing
  • chewingly
  • nonchewing
  • chewing gum
  • chouinegomme
  • chewing-gum
  • チューインガム
  • 츄잉껌
  • ciungă
  • ချူးအင်းဂမ်း
  • ચિંગમ
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