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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | kūwen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “kūwen”