Where does “jowe” come from?

jowe (Middle English) comes from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.

jowe (Middle English): jaw, jawbone

Definitions

  1. jaw, jawbone

Ancestry of “jowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjoecheek
2Vulgar Latin*ga(v)ota—

Words derived from “jowe”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota →Every word from Old French joe →