Where does “choke” come from?

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

choke (Middle English): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “choke”, step by step

choke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċēce

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

via Old English ċēoce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēocecheek; jaw
2Proto-West Germanic*keukājaw, cheek

via Old English ċēace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēacejaw, cheek; jaw; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kākā →