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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchawejaw
2Proto-Germanickawǭjaw
3Proto-Germanickewǭ—
4Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “jawe”

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