Where does “chu” come from?

chu (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English chew, from Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

chu (Nigerian Pidgin): chew

Definitions

  1. chew

Ancestry of “chu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchewTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and...
2Middle EnglishchewenTo chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To...
3Old Englishċēowanto chew
4Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
5Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →