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