Where does “kūwen” come from?

kūwen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kūwen, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “kūwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankūwen—
2Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “kūwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →