Where does “jawe” come from?
jawe (Middle English) comes from Middle English chawe, from Proto-Germanic kawǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
Ancestry of “jawe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | chawe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kawǭ | jaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kewǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “jawe”