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
Ancestry of “choke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ċēce | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kākā | jaw, cheek |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kēkǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “choke”