Where does “chewen” come from?

chewen (Middle English) comes from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

chewen (Middle English): To chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To...

Definitions

  1. To chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To...

Ancestry of “chewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēowanto chew
2Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “chewen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →